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69  PROGRESSIVE  AND 
PROSPEROUS  TOWNS 


-OF- 


Eastern  North  Carolina 

"Where  Life  is  Really  Worth  While" 

IJVVITE     YOU 


A  WONDERFUL  COLLECTION  FROM  WHICH 
TO  MAKE  A  CHOICE 

Why  worry  where  you  are  when  you  can  come  to  Eastern 
North  Carolina  and  be  happy  ? 


For  any  further  information  about  any  town  in  this 
booklet  or  any  other  town  in  this  section, 

Write,  .: 


Eastern  Carolina  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Inc. 

Headquarters,  Kinston,  N.  C. 

BUY    YOUR    TICKET    TO    SOME    TOWN    LISTED    HERE    IN    THIS 
BOOKLET.       THEY    ARE    ALL    GOOD. 


Manufactured  Products 

In  the  46  Counties  Covered  by  Eastern 
Carolina  Chamber  of  Commerce 


COUNTIES:  Value  Products: 

Beaufort $  5,621,000.00 

Bertie   1,948,000.00 

Bladen 2,885,000.00 

Brunswick    2,854,000.00 

Camden 72,000.00 

Carteret 1,512,000.00 

Chowan 2,380,000.00 

Columbus   4,107,000.00 

Craven 8,049,000.00 

Cumberland   7,140,000.00 

Currituck   123,000.00 

Dare    14,000.00 

Duplin 1,222,000.00 

Edgecombe 8,932,000.00 

Franklin   2,252,000.00 

Gates 692,000.00 

Granville 2,912,000.00 

Greene 30,000.00 

Halifax   12,293,000.00 

Harnett 6,392,000.00 

Hertford 1,338,000.00 

Hoke   1,421,000.00 

Hyde   47,000.00 

Johnston 10,159,000.00 

Jones 496,000.00 

Lenoir 5,042,000.00 

Martin 1,046,000.00 

Nash   4,081,000.00 

New  Hanover 15,932,000.00 

Northampton 447,000.00 

Onslow    594,000.00 

Pamlico 182,000.00 

Pasquotank 4,127,000.00 

Pender 637,000.00 

Perquimons    2,082,000.00 

Pitt    4,777,000.00 

Robeson    8,288,000.00 

Sampson 1,589,000.00 

Scotland    4,648,000.00 

Tyrrell 62,000.00 

Vance    12,924,000.00 

Wake 14,370,000.00 

Warren 1,278,000.00 

Washington   1,037,000.00 

Wayne 7,434,000.00 

Wilson 5,929,000.00 

TOTAL $189,901,000.00 


It  can  easily  be  seen 
from  this  statement 
that  the  towns  in  East- 
ern Carolina  are  be- 
coming real  manufac- 
turing centers  as  well 
as  big  trade  centers  for 
the  million  people  liv- 
ing in  this  section. 

Other  industries  will 
thrive  and  prosper  just 
as  well  as  these  that 
are  here  have  done. 


Any  further  information 
about  any  of  the  towns  listed 
in  this  booklet  will  be  fur- 
nished either  by  the  town  or 
the  Eastern  Carolina  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  Inc.,  Head- 
quarters, Kinston,  N.  C. 


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do 


PREFACE 


In  presenting  this  the  first  issue  of  the  Indus- 
trial Review  of  Eastern  North  Carolina,  using 
the  towns  as  units,  we  wish  to  call  your  atten- 
tion to  the  fact  that  information  in  this  publi- 
cation is  authentic.  Although  the  Eastern 
Carolina  Chamber  of  Commerce  does  not 
guarantee  any  statements  made  by  the  various 
towns,  yet  we  have  taken  every  precaution  to 
get  the  authentic  information.  It  is  not  our 
purpose  to  over  state  the  advantages  offered, 
but  we  do  wish  to  convey  to  you,  if  you  are 
thinking  of  changing  your  location,  the  facts 
which  we  believe  will  be  interesting. 

For  any  further  information,  about  any  town 
in  here,  please  write  to 

Eastern  Carolina  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Inc., 

Headquarters,  Kinston,  N.  C. 


[VAGE  2  | 


HOME  SEEKERS  FARES 

FROM  GATEWAY  POINTS  TO  EASTERN  NORTH 

CAROLINA 

EFFECTIVE  APRIL  1,  TO  DECEMBER  1,  1925. 
ASK  LOCAL  AGENT  FOR  TICKET  TO  SOME  TOWN  LISTED  BELOW. 


From:  St.  Louis: 

To— 

Ahoskie $38.98 

Ayden  38.54 

Bethel  39.20 

Benson 36.87 

Bayboro   39.63 

Beulaville 37.85 

Chadbourn  37.00 

Clayton..... 35.71 

Clinton  38.45 

Conetoe    39.62 

Dunn 36.18 

Edenton    38.98 

Faison 39.66 

Franklinton    35.17 

Fremont 36.90 

Four  Oaks    36.75 

Fayetteville    35.74 

Farmville   _ 37.76 

Goldsboro 36.90 

Grifton  38.81 

Greenville 38.21 

Hamilton    39.46 

Hookerton    37.76 

Jackson    37.67 

Kenly 37.48 

Kinston 37.85 

LaGrange  37.42 

Lillington  35.74 

Lumberton  35.68 

Littleton  35.91 


Cincinnati: 

Chicago: 

$27.97 

$36.98 

27.17 

37.43 

27.65 

36.43 

26.85 

37.1  1 

28.62 

. 

26.84 

37.10 

27.36 

37.62 

24.70 

. 

27.44 

37.70 

28.07 

36.85 

26.16 

36.42 

27.62 

. 

26.65 

36.91 

24.16 

, 

25.89 

36.15 

26.55 

36.85 

26.16 

36.42 

26.75 

, 

25.98 

36.15 

27.44 

37.70 

26.84 

37.10 

27.91 

36.69 

26.75 

, 

25.29 

. 

26.47 

36.73 

26.84 

37.10 

26.41 

. 

25.39 

. 

26.93 

. 

25.06 

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HOME  SEEKERS  FARES 


From:  St.  Louis: 

To— 

Micro    __ 37.66 

Maxton '..  34.91 

Mount  Olive 37.41 

Maysville    39.79 

Morehead  City  40.29 

New  Bern  39.03 

Nashville    . 37.28 

Oriental 39.98 

Plymouth 38.98 

Pollocksville  39.53 

Pink  Hill 38.85 

Pine  Level 36.30 

Pinetops  

Raleigh  35.17 

Rocky  Mount  36.90 

Rowland  35.74 

Raeford 35.01 

Richlands 38.19 

Roanoke  Rapids  37.44 

Rosemary  37.44 

Rich  Square   37.70 

Smithfield 36.18 

Spring  Hope 37.58 

St.  Pauls 36.50 

Scotland  Neck   38.42 

Snow  Hill  37.85 

Selma  36.18 

Tarboro    37.47 

Trenton 38.43 

Warsaw    37.95 

Wallace    38.1  1 

Wagram  35.01 

Wilson 36.90 

Weldon 37.44 


Cincinnati: 

Chicago: 

26.65 

39.91 

26.16 

36.27 

26.40 

36.66 

28.78 

39.03 

29.28 

. 

28.02 

38.28 

26.27 

36.40 

28.97' 

. 

27.62 

, 

28.52 

38.78 

26.84 

37.10 

25.29 



24.16 

25.89 

36.02 

26.16 

36.42 

24.76 

. 

27.18 

. 

25.06 

, 

25.06 

. 

25.78 

. 

26.04 

36.30 

26.57 

36.70 

26.92 

37.18 

26.87 

35.65 

26.84 

37.10 

26.16 

36.42 

26.46 

36.35 

27.42 

37.68 

26.94 

37.20 

27.65 

37.91 

24.76 

. 

25.89 

36.15 

25.89 

34.67 

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AHOSKIE    :    NORTH  CAROLINA 

Distinctive  in  NAME  —  GROWTH  —  POSSIBILITIES 

"Largest  and  leading  town  between  The  Rivers  (Roanoke  and  Chowan) 
Ahoskie  is  rich  in  Banking  Resources,  Schools,  Churches,  and  Diversi- 
fied farm  soils  surrounding. 
Always  Looking  for  Opportunities  to  Foster  New  Enterprises  and  to  Better 

Its  Own  Condition.  POPULATION  1800 27  YEARS  OLD 

For  further  information,  write 

CHAMBER      OF      COMMERCE 


AYDEN  :  NORTH  CAROLINA 

Location — In  Pitt  County,  one  of  the  fifty  richest  Agricultural  Counties  in 
the  United  States ;  and  in  agricultural  and  live  stock  values,  1920  census, 
excelled  by  only  one  county  in  the  state.  On  the  Kinston-Weldon  Branch 
of  A.  C.  L.  Railroad,  with  hard-surfaced  Highway  running  through  the 
heart  of  town.  181  miles  from  Wilmington ;  159  miles  from  Richmond ; 
95  miles  from  Raleigh;  131  miles  from  Norfolk;  92  miles  from  Beaufort. 

Population — Two  thousand,  town;  Five  thousand,  township;  practically 
100  per  cent  Americans. 

Adequate  Railroad  and  Highway  Facilities. 

Climate — 61  degrees  yearly  average  temperature. 

Municipal — 75,000  square  yards  paved  streets ;  25,000  square  yards  side- 
walks ;  eight  blocks  brilliant  white  way ;  complete  light,  water  and  sewer 
system ;  20,000  feet  standard  size  water  mains  for  fire  protection.  Low 
fire  insurance  rates.    Labor  conditions  good. 

Educational — $200,000.00  denominational  school  under  construction ;  City 
Schools. 

Churches — Christian,  Methodist,  Free-Will  Baptist,  Missionary  Baptist, 
and  Episcopal. 

National  Veneer  Plant,  employing  150  people. 

Hotel — Fifty  rooms,  splendidly  equipped. 

Theatre — Handsome  Moving  Picture  House. 

Newspapers — One  good  community  weekly  with  commercial  printing  de- 
partment, well  equipped ;  one  religious  publishing  house  where  Sunday 
School  literature  is  published  in  large  quantities  in  addition  to  a  denom- 
inational paper. 

(  COTTON  MILL 

\  OIL  MILL 

/  LAUNDRY 

\  ICE  PLANT 

/  FERTILIZER  FACTORY 

f  BRICK  MANUFACTURING  PLANT 


WE  NEED 


For  further  information,  write 
Chamber  of  Commerce,       -     -       Ayden,  North  Carolina 


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BENSON,  N.C.  :  THE  PLACE 

TO  LIVE  SERVE  AND  PROSPER 


Located  in  the  Extreme  Southern  Part  of  Johnston  -  -  -  ,  The  South's 
Greatest  Agricultural  County,  Only  One  Hour's  Drive  from  the  State 
Capital — On  Main  Line  of  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway — In  the  Heart 
of  the  Most  Productive  Section  of  the  Cotton  Belt — Largest  Poultry 
Market  in  the  State — Ideal  Climate:  280  Feet  Above  Sea  Level — More 
Paving  Per  Capita  Than  Any  Town  in  the  State. 


LOCATION: 

BENSON  is  situated  on  the  main  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway,  32  miles  from 
Fayetteville  and  16  miles  from  Smithfield.  The  distance  to  Raleigh,  the  State  Capital,  is  only 
46  miles  and  on  the  completion  of  the  Benson-Garner-Raleigh  road  which  is  now  in  progress, 
the  distance  will  be  only  28  miles.  BENSON  is  also  on  the  proposed  route  of  the  Carolinas- 
Florida  Short  Route  from  Richmond  to  Jacksonville.  Highway  22  from  Fayetteville  to  Wilson 
runs  through  the  town. 

CLIMATE: 

The  climate  of  BENSON  is  unsurpassed,  equaling  in  every  respect  that  of  the  noted 
Sandhills.  Its  winters  are  mild,  just  enough  crispness  in  the  air  to  make  one  love  the  open, 
while  heat  of  the  Summer  is  tempered  by  the  gentle  breezes  that  continually  sweep  the  At- 
lantic Seaboard. 

POPULATION: 

BENSON  has  a  population  of  2,000.  Johnston,  the  County  in  which  BENSON  is  located, 
is  one  of  the  most  populous  counties  in  the  State,  the  population  according  to  the  1920  cen- 
sus being  48,000.    It  is  made  up  of  a  thickly  settled  agricultural  region. 

AGRICULTURE: 

The  region  around  Benson  is  proclaimed  the  most  fertile  agricultural  section  in  the  world 
by  numerous  authorities  on  agriculture.  Nowhere  on  the  globe  can  there  be  found  a  region 
that  produces  cotton  year  by  year  more  consistently  and  in  such  mammoth  yields  as  does  the 


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BENSON  section.  Large  yields  of  other  farm  crops  are  not  uncommon.  Johnston  County 
has  been  the  leading  cotton  producing  county  in  the  State  since  1921.  In  1923  62,000  bales 
of  cotton  were  produced  in  the  county.  It  is  primarily  a  section  of  small  farmers  and  tenants 
are  rare. 

MARKETING  FACILITIES: 

BENSON  offers  excellent  marketing  facilities  for  the  various  agricultural  products  that 
are  produced  in  the  section.  Here  one  of  the  largest  cotton  markets  in  the  State  will  be  found. 
In  1923  thirteen  thousand  bales  of  cotton  were  marketed  in  BENSON  and  within  a  ten-mile 
radius  it  is  safe  to  say  that  considerably  over  fifty  thousand  bales  of  the  fleecy  staple  went 
over  the  buyer's  scales.  Within  a  few  miles  several  of  the  world's  largest  tobacco  markets  are 
available.  And  here,  too,  will  be  found  the  largest  poultry  market  in  North  Carolina.  An- 
nually around  seventy-five  thousand  dollars  worth  of  poultry  is  shipped  out  of  BENSON  to 
Richmond  and  other  northern  markets. 

MANUFACTURING: 

Opportunities  to  those  who  have  capital  and  with  a  purpose  toward  manufacturing  are 
most  excellent.  Hitherto  manufacturing  in  this  section  has  been  carried  on  more  or  less  on  a 
restricted  scale.  The  section  has  been  largely  a  producer  of  the  raw  product  rather  than  a 
manufacturer  of  the  raw  product.  To  this,  the  more  intricate  problem,  little  attention  has 
been  paid.  The  sentiment,  locally,  however  is  to  aid  and  foster  manufacturing  in  every  way 
possible  and  free  taxes  for  five  years  and  free  sites  are  offered  to  those  who  will  come  in  and 
start  manufactories.  Manufacturing  at  present  in  this  section  is  principally  confined  to  wood- 
work plants.     One  of  the  largest  woodwork  shops  in  Eastern  Carolina  will  be  found  here. 

CHURCHES  AND  SCHOOLS: 

The  religious  and  educational  advantages  of  BENSON  are  unsurpassed.  Five  wide-awake 
churches  are  within  her  limits,  while  she  can  boast  of  one  of  the  best  high  schools   in  the 

State. 

FACTS  ABOUT  BENSON: 

BENSON  has  more  street  paving  per  capita  than  any  other  town  in  North  Carolina. 

BENSON  has  two  strong  banks  with  adequate  resources  to  care  for  the  financial  needs 
of  the  community. 

BENSON  is  the  largest  poultry  shipping  center  in  the  State. 

BENSON  has  one  of  the  largest  cotton  markets  in  the  State. 

Within  a  radius  of  fifty  miles  of  BENSON  about  one-fourth  of  all  the  cotton  produced 
in  North  Carolina  is  grown. 

BENSON  is  adjacent  to  some  of  the  world's  greatest  tobacco  markets,  which  makes  it 
possible  for  one  to  grow  the  golden  weed  if  they  desire,  thereby  assuring  the  homeseeker  that 
it  is  not  necessary  here  to  put  all  the  eggs  in  one  market. 

Lastly,  here  live  some  of  the  finest  people  in  the  world.  Here  will  be  found  the  true  one 
hundred  per  cent  Americans.    Not  a  purer  Anglo-Saxon  strain  of  blood  will  be  found  on  earth 


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than  in  Johnston  County.     North  Carolina  has  a  larger  per  cent  of  native  born  population 
than  any  State  in  the  Union  and  here  will  be  found  the  "most  American"  of  North  Carolinians. 

TO  THE  HOMESEEKER: 

If  you  are  in  search  for  a  place  to  cast  your  lot,  why  not  come  to  BENSON,  North  Car- 
olina? Here  you  will  find  the  most  wonderful  and  agreeable  climate  in  the  world.  Here  you 
will  find  the  most  wonderful  producing  soil  on  the  globe.  Should  your  inclinations  lead  you  to 
business  you  will  find  rare  opportunities  and  a  hearty  welcome  here  for  you.  Aside  from  the 
business  of  mere  existence  and  making  money,  here  you  will  find  ample  opportunity  for  the 
cultivation  of  the  finer  things  of  life.  Churches  and  schools  and  the  companionship  of  cul- 
tured people  for  which  this  community  is  renown  assure  you  these.  A  few  miles  in  any 
direction  will  bring  you  to  institutions  where  the  advantages  for  higher  education  may  be 
had. 


WE  WANT  YOU! 

Come  to  the  Most  Talked  of  Place  in  Tarheelia— 

The  Most  Talked  of  Place  in  the  Whole  Union 


For  any  further  information  write  either: 


A.  PARRISH, 
C.  C.  CANADAY, 
H.  C.  RENEGAR, 
F.  H.  CALDWELL, 
J.  GREENTHAL, 

Publicity  Committee. 


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BAYBORO,  PAMLICO  COUNTY,  N.  C. 

THE  PLACE  WHERE  YOU  WILL  LIKE  TO  LIVE 

OFFERS  MANY  ADVANTAGES  TO  THE  HOMESEEKER. 
GOOD  FARM  LANDS  NEAR  HERE  FOR  SALE.  HUNTING 
AND  FISHING  PROFITABLE. 

Write,    JOHN    S.    WESKETT,    BAYBORO,    N.    C. 


DUNN,  N.  CAROLINA 

Surrounded  by  a  fertile  agricultural  section  that  produces  cotton,  tobacco, 
grain,  fruits,  trucking,  poultry  and  hogs,  DUNN,  N.  C.,  has  developed  into 
a  splendid  market  for  farm  products.  Cotton  alone  sold  in  DUNN  last  year 
amounted  to  over  three  and  one-half  million  dollars  and  the  distinction  of 
being  the  largest  wagon  cotton  market  in  the  State  is  justly  claimed. 
Splendid  railroad  facilities,  good  banks,  schools,  churches,  improved  roads, 
ample  electric  power,  native  labor,  plenty  of  water,  an  ideal  climate  and 
many  other  advantages  make  this  section  desirable  for  industries  of  all 
kinds. 

For  information  address — 

CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE,  DUNN,  N.  C. 


HOOKERTON,   NORTH    CAROLINA 

A    GOOD    TOWN    IN    A    GOOD    SECTION,    INVITES    YOU  ! 

Write, 

BANK  OF  HOOKERTON,  -  HOOKERTON,  N.  C. 


BETHEL,  PITT  COUNTY,  NORTH  CAROLINA 

INVITES  YOU. 
Write,    MISS   MABEL   BARNHILL,   BETHEL,   N.   C. 

HAMILTON,  -  MARTIN  COUNTY,  -  N.  C. 

Will   Make  You   a   Good   Home. 
Write,    T.    B.    SLADE,    HAMILTON,    N.    C. 


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EASTERN  NORTH  CAROLINA  AS 
A  PLACE  TODO  BUSINESS 

EXCELLENT  OPPORTUNITIES  OFFERED 
FREE  SITES  AND  FREE  TAXES 


There  are  two  prerequisites  to  any  suc- 
cessful business ;  in  the  first  place  you  have 
to  have  something  to  sell  and  in  the  second 
place  you  have  to  have  a  purchaser.  In  the 
third  place  the  purchaser  must  be  able  to  buy 
and  in  order  to  be  able  to  buy  he  must  be  in  a 
producing  section. 

Eastern  North  Carolina,  as  she  is  being 
portrayed  in  this  booklet,  reveals  not  only 
the  producing  power  of  the  people,  but  the 
tremendous  demand  for  the  various  commer- 
cial products  offered  by  the  business  houses 
of  the  various  towns.  You  will  readily  ob- 
serve that  the  towns  in  Eastern  Carolina  are 
for  the  most  part,  medium  in  size.  They  are 
very  close  together,  which  necessarily  makes 
competition  keen.  But  without  competition, 
no  business  can  do  its  best.  Comparatively 
speaking  there  are  very  few  business  fail- 
ures in  Eastern  Carolina  that  are  due  to  lack 
of  legitimate  business.  There  are  those  that 
fail  for  lack  of  proper  system  or  due  to  un- 
sound business  methods.  It  is  interesting  to 
find  so  many  business  firms  in  Eastern  Caro- 
lina reading  something  like  this,  "John  Doe 
and  Son."  In  most  cases  the  John  Doe,  the 
founder  of  the  business  has  been  dead  long 


ago,  but  the  business  is  still  running  in  the 
original  name.  This  within  itself  is  proof  of 
the  stability  of  business  in  Eastern  North 
Carolina.  It  is  not  unusual  to  see  on  the 
letter  heads  "this  business  established 
thirty  years  ago,  or  forty  years  ago." 
And  yet  the  Commercial  Agencies  that 
keep  information  on  the  successes  and  fail- 
ures of  business  houses  all  over  the  United 
States,  show  a  very  large  percent  of  the  gen- 
eral mercantile  business  houses  fail  before 
one  generation  has  passed  out,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  handing  the  business  down  from 
father  to  son  and  so  on  down  the  line.  This 
is  the  best  proof  we  could  give  to  convince 
you  that  business  is  good  in  Eastern  North 
Carolina.  If  you  are  contemplating  a  change 
in  location  it  will  pay  you  to  wait  to  get  our 
report  before  deciding  upon  any  location. 
The  Eastern  Carolina  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
Inc.,  is  a  non  profit-sharing  organization  and 
does  not  benefit  directly  from  any  deals  that 
are  made.  For  this  reason  we  can  urge  you 
to  come  and  look  our  situation  over.  We 
shall  be  pleased  to  show  you  over  any  town 
in  our  territory,  or  have  the  local  Chamber 
of  Commerce  Secretary  show  you  around. 


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CLAYTON,  -  -  NORTH  CAROLINA 

Located  among  the  foot  hills  of  the  Piedmont  section,  is  in  the  midst 
of  one  of  the  best  farming  sections  of  the  State. 

Our  chief  products  are  Corn,  Cotton,  Tobacco,  Wheat  and  Sweet  Pota- 
toes, but  vegetables  may  be  grown  here  with  profit  for  the  early  markets. 

We  have  one  of  the  best  cotton  markets  in  the  State,  due  largely  to  the 
efforts  of  our  two  large  mercantile  firms,  Messrs.  Ashley  Home  &  Son  and 
J.  G.  Barbour  &  Sons,  besides  we  have  four  local  cotton  buyers  representing 
some  of  the  largest  cotton  dealers  in  the  State. 

We  have  a  Graded  High  School  with  an  enrollment  of  over  seven  hun- 
dred pupils  at  the  present,  and  we  were  forced  recently  to  vote  $150,000  in 
bonds  to  build  additional  buildings  to  take  care  of  the  increasing  demands 
along  this  line,  our  present  building,  however,  being  of  the  modern  type 
with  good  facilities. 

We  also  have  five  new  church  buildings  of  modern  type,  representing 
all  but  one  of  the  most  progressive  denominations  of  the  present  time,  giv- 
ing to  us  the  best  in  religious,  social  and  educational  life. 

Our  women  are  active  in  religious,  social  and  industrial  life,  having 
several  women's  clubs,  a  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  several  Missionary  Societies, 
and  numerous  other  things  tending  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  town  and  com- 
munity, thereby  assuring  those  who  locate  in  Clayton  the  best  for  them- 
selves and  their  families. 

We  have  two  cotton  mills,  one  oil  mill,  two  up-to-date  fertilizer  plants 
and  two  lumber  mills,  all  together  employing  somewhere  around  one  thou- 
sand people. 

With  this  line  of  industrial  corporations  we  can  offer  employment  to 
those  who  are  looking  work. 

We  have  two  good  strong  banks  who  are  able  to  care  for  the  needs  of 
our  industrial  concerns,  and  also  the  individual  business  that  may  be  located 
here. 

Our  merchants  cannot  be  excelled  in  caring  for  the  needs  of  their  cus- 
tomers and  friends,  however,  they  invite  others  to  come  as  they  are  not 
afraid  of  competition. 

Located  as  we  are  we  have  the  best  water  and  the  purest  air  to  be 
found,  assuring  the  best  of  health  to  those  who  may  cast  their  lot  with  us. 
Our  staff  of  physicians,  dentists  and  druggists  are  of  the  highest  type. 

We  have  water  and  sewer,  electric  lights  and  all  the  modern  conven- 
iences arising  from  these,  and  have  just  completed  a  twenty  thousand  dollar 
contract  of  paving  with  other  projects  for  paving  in  sight,  yet  our  tax  rate 
is  only  $1.25  on  the  hundred  dollars. 

We  invite  those  who  are  interested  in  a  location  to  look  us  over,  assur- 
ing you  that  any  of  the  town  officials,  merchants,  and  bankers  will  be  glad 
to  show  you  our  town. 

TOWN  OFFICERS: 
J.  M.  TURLEY,      ----------       Mayor 

D.  L.  BARBOUR, Secretary-Treasurer 

BOARD  OF  ALDERMEN: 

E.  L.  O'NEIL  J.  J.  YOUNG,  M.  D.  B.  M.  ROBERTSON 

G.  T.  SMITH  FOSTER  BARNES 


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CLINTON 

SAMPSON  COUNTY      NORTH  CAROLINA 


Is  situate  on  branch  line  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railroad.  Is  40  miles 
from  Goldsboro,  65  miles  from  Wilmington  and  35  miles  from  Fayetteville. 
Is  County  Seat  of  Sampson  County. 

CLINTON   HAS: 

Abundant  supply  for  all  purposes.     Electrical    Power    furnished    by 
Carolina  Power  &  Light  Co., 
POPULATION,  2,500. 
VERY  LOW  DEATH  RATE. 
FULL  TIME  HEALTH  OFFICER. 

CLINTON  IS: 

Located  in  rich  farming  section.  Large  yield  of  Cotton,  Corn,  Bright 
Tobacco,  Potatoes,  all  of  the  small  grains,  also  all  of  the  early  fruits  and 
vegetables  that  have  made  this  section  of  North  Carolina  famous. 

Peaches,  Apples,  Pears,  Nuts,  Grapes,  Melons  and  Berries  are  suited 
to  the  soil  and  climate. 

The  climate  of  this  section  is  ideal.  Extremes  of  cold  or  heat  are  rarely 
ever  experienced. 

The  season  in  which  crops  can  be  grown  is  long.  This  permits  more 
than  one  crop  to  be  raised  on  the  land  during  one  season. 

FIVE  MILES  PAVED  STREETS. 

CITY  WATER  SUPPLY  FURNISHED  BY  DEEP  ARTESIAN  WELLS 

WATER  OF  EXCEPTIONAL  PURITY. 

COMPLETE  SYSTEM  OF  SANITARY  SEWERAGE. 

SEVEN  CHURCHES. 

SPLENDID  SYSTEM  OF  GRADED  SCHOOLS. 

NEW  $60,000  HIGH  SCHOOL  BUILDING  JUST  COMPLETED. 

NEW  $40,000  DEPOT. 

CLINTON  NEEDS: 

MANUFACTURING  PLANTS.  (Sufficient  supply  of  labor  can  be 
easily  secured.) 

At  present  only  manufacturing  plants  in  the  county. 

PROPERTY  VALUES  VERY  REASONABLE. 

NEW  COMERS  WELCOMED  AND  ASSISTED  IN  EVERY  WAY 
POSSIBLE. 

For  further  information  address 


W.    E.    MATTHEWS,    Mayor, 
CLINTON,     ....    NORTH   CAROLINA 


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FAISON,  N.  C 

ROUTE  NO.  40  PAVED  HIGHWAY 
W.  &  W.  BRANCH  A.  C.  L  RAILWAY 


Situate  63  miles  north  of  Wilmington,  N.  C,  highest 
point  above  sea-level  Wilmington  to  Mount  Olive. 

Naturally  drained,  health  conditions  good,  fine  school 
facilities,  recently  erected  $65,000  modern  building,  fully 
equipped,  excellent  corps  of  teachers,  school  busses  bring 
pupils. 

Presbyterian,  Methodist,  Baptist  and  Episcopal 
Churches  with  live  leaders. 

Tide-water  Power  Company  furnishes  lights  and  IN- 
DUSTRIAL POWER  at  minimum  cost. 

Fine  opportunity  for  manufacturing,  with  this  power 
available.  Soils  are  of  Norfolk  fine  sandy  loam,  suitable 
for  tobacco  and  early  truck  crops;  Portsmouth  loam  dark, 
very  productive  all  crops. 

Truck  shipments  begin  in  March  and  continue  through 
August,  then  follow  staple  crops,  cotton,  tobacco,  pea- 
nuts, sweet  potatoes,  and  home  consumption  crops. 

If  you  are  a  live  merchant  or  a  live  farmer,  INVESTI- 
GATE here  before  you  INVEST  elsewhere. 


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NASHVILLE, 

NASH  COUNTY,  N.  C. 

County  seat  of  the  county  and  in  every  respect  a 

good  town. 

Situated  in  a  very  fertile  agricultural  section. 

Write  B.  J.  DOWNEY,  for  information,  Nashville,  N.  C. 
i 1 

MOREHEAD  CITY,  -  N.  CAROLINA 

You  will  enjoy  spending  a  vacation  in  this  little  city 
on  the  coast,  either  summer  or  winter.  Excellent 
farming  section  surrounds  the  town. 

Write  JAS.  B.  LONG,  Secretary  Chamber  of  Commerce, 

MOREHEAD  CITY,  N.  C. 


MOUNT  OLIVE,  WAYNE  COUNTY,  N.  C. 

In  the  heart  of  the  trucking  section  of  Eastern  North 
Carolina,  offers  you  many  opportunities  for  success. 

Write    T.    R.    THIGPEN,    Pres.    First    National    Bank, 

FOR   INFORMATION. 


GRIFTON,  -  PIH  COUNTY,  -  N.  C. 

Is  located  in  very  prosperous  agricultural  section. 
We  bid  you  welcome.     Inquiries  to — 

MAYOR  OF  GRIFTON,      -     -     -     GRIFTON,  N.  C. 


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li  = 


FREMONT,  -    NORTH  CAROLINA 

THE  LEADING  COTTON  MARKET 
OF  EASTERN  CAROLINA 

Big  Stores,  Paved  Streets,  Handsome  School  Buildings. 
Adjacent  Territory  Prosperous. 

ATTRACTIVE  OFFERS  TO  HOME  SEEKERS. 

Write  for  further  information  to, 

G.     A.     BEST,     Fremont,   N.   C,   or 

Eastern   Carolina   Chamber   of   Commerce,    Inc., 

KINSTON,  N.  C. 


RICH  SQUARE 

NORTHAMPTON  COUNTY,  -  N.  CAROUNA 

A  TOWN  WITH  EVERY  MODERN  CONVENIENCE 
TO  MAKE  YOU  HAPPY 

A  hospitable  people,  a  good  business  town,  a  good  hotel,  good  schools,  good 
churches,  and  situated  in  a  section  that  can't  fail.  The  main  crops  grown 
in  this  vicinity  are:  peanuts,  cotton,  corn.  Farm  lands  near  here  are  very 
fertile  and  are  priced  reasonably.  We  hope  you  will  let  us  furnish  you  fur- 
ther information  and  have  the  pleasure  of  a  visit  from  you. 
For  any  further  information,  write — 

J.  T.  BOLTON,  Rich  Square,  N.  C,  or 

Eastern   Carolina   Chamber   of   Commerce,    Inc., 

KINSTON,  N.  C. 


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EVERY  TOWN  A  MARKET  CENTER 
IN  EASTERN  NORTH  CAROLINA 


People  in  any  section  usually,  leave  their 
money  where  they  sell  their  produce.  If  the 
highways  leading  to  the  towns  and  cities  are 
in  good  condition,  it  increases  the  amount  of 
business  for  the  merchants  and  business 
firms  because  it  will  naturally  bring  more 
"sellers"  to  town.  If  the  roads  are  in  bad 
order  and  travel  is  inconvenient,  naturally 
the  producers  sell  less  often  which  necessari- 
ly lessens  their  buying  power. 

A  study  of  the  highways  of  Eastern 
North  Carolina  will  show  that  every  town  of 
any  size  at  all,  has  excellent  inlets  and  out- 
lets by  highways  to  the  nearby  community. 
As  a  matter  of  fact  with  the  towns  as  close 
together  as  they  are  and  the  connections  by 
hard-surfaced  roads  as  they  are,  a  distrib- 


utor in  one  town  can  deliver  to  his  customers 
in  towns  fifty  miles  distant  within  three 
hours.  This  makes  it  easy  to  do  a  large  vol- 
ume of  business  with  a  minimum  amount  of 
over-head  expense.  We  have  in  mind  now, 
one  wholesale  produce  and  provision  concern 
that  sends  out  fourteen  trucks  every  day  to 
the  surrounding  territory,  daily.  These 
trucks  come  in  every  night  empty  and  leave 
the  next  day  loaded  again.  No  need  to  wait 
on  freight  cars,  just  load  your  trucks  and 
send  them  on  at  your  own  convenience. 

With  these  facts  as  they  are  we  can 
safely  encourage  you  to  cast  your  lot  as  a 
business  man  in  some  of  our  Eastern  Caro- 
lina towns  listed  in  this  booklet.  The  oppor- 
tunity is  here. 


MANUFACTURERS  HAVE  GOOD  OPPORTUNITY 


Not  only  does  the  Eastern  Carolina  town 
offer  unexcelled  advantages  to  the  business 
concern  engaged  in  the  selling  and  buying  of 
commercial  products.  But  it  offers  an  un- 
usual opportunity  to  the  manufacturers  of 
almost  any  article.  The  raw  materials  are 
here  in  abundance,  the  labor  is  here,  the  fac- 
tory sites  are  here,  the  FREE  taxes  are  here, 
the   transportation   facilities   are   here,   and 


the  consuming  public  is  within  your  own 
reach.  What  better  combination  could  you 
muster  together  anywhere  in  the  United 
States  than  this?  If  you  have  a  safe  busi- 
ness, even  financial  aid  may  be  had.  We  in- 
vite you  to  investigate  before  placing  your 
contract  to  locate  in  some  other  place.  In 
our  opinion,  it  will  pay  you  to  come  and  look 
this  field  over  before  locating  anywhere 
else. 


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WILLIAMSTON 


The  Gateway  City  of  Northeastern  Carolina — Situated  30  Miles  South- 
west of  Albemarle  Sound,  in  Martin  County,  on  the  Roanoke  River — 
An  Open  Port  for  Those  Who  Desire  Health,  Wealth  and  Happiness. 


HEALTH. 

Like  the  majestic  city  of  ancient  Rome,  WIL- 
LIAMSTON is   built  on  seven  hills. 

Our  forefathers  in  selecting  this  high  spot  over- 
looking the  banks  of  the  Roanoke  River  had  in 
mind,  no  doubt,  the  ideal  drainage,  the  freedom 
from  mosquitoes  and  malaria,  and  the  natural 
beauty  which  such  a  location  offered  for  those 
seeking  a  home  in  Nature's  Paradise. 

Today,  pure,  sparkling  water  pumped  from 
half-dozen  deep,  bored  wells  furnish  the  city  with 
its  water  supply.  Strict  sanitary  regulations  are 
enforced,  and  with  paved  streets  and  a  profusion 
of  trees  throughout  the  city,  being  healthy  is  so 
natural  that  it  is  the  exception  for  one  to  be  sick. 
With  a  mean  annual  temperature  of  59  F.,  a  winter 
mean  of  43  F.  and  a  summer  mean  of  77  F.,  WIL- 
LIAMSTON offers  a  climate  unsurpassed  for  the 
weak  and  the  strong,  the  young  and  the  old. 

WEALTH. 

To  fully  set  forth  the  opportunities  offered  by 
WILLIAMSTON  to  those  seeking  financial  wealth 
would  be  to  use  a  surplus  amount  of  magazine 
space. 

We  are  happy  in  the  knowledge  that  we  can 
offer  the  investor  practically  every  opportunity  that 
any  other  Eastern  Carolina  city  has  to  offer,  AND 
SO  MUCH  MORE,  that  we  will  only  mention  a  few 
of  the  extra  advantages  to   be  found  here. 

Located  favorable  to  water  transportation,  and 
with  competing  railroad  and  auto  lines,  the  shipper 
enjoys  a  maximum  advantage. 

The  Federal,  State  and  County  Governments 
have  recently  completed  a  three  and  one-half  mile 
bridge  and  causeway  across  the  Roanoke  River  at 
WILLIAMSTON,  thereby  connecting  all  of  North- 
eastern Carolina  with  direct  highway  lanes  of  travel 
through  the  remainder  of  the  State.  This  opens  up 
a  large,  rich,  non-competitive  territory  comprising 
several  counties  and  numbers  of  progressive  towns 
and  villages,  which  naturally  look  to  WILLIAM- 
STON as  a  trade  and  social  center. 

INDUSTRIAL. 

With  five  improved  and  hurd-surfaced  roads 
leading  in  all  directions  to  and  from  WILLIAMS- 
TON, this  city  is  within  easy  access  to  Norfolk, 
Raleigh,  Richmond,  Wilmington  and  other  points. 

There  are  many  openings  here  for  wholesale 
and  retail  supply  houses,  and  with  practically  no 
manufacturing  in  this  section,  WILLIAMSTON  has 
to   offer   free  sites  for  most  any  worthy   manufac- 


turing concern.  There  are  excellent  opportunities 
here  for  fertilizer,  meal,  oil,  cotton,  silk,  pants, 
overall,  shirt,  novelty  and  various  other  factories; 
as  well  as  sash  and  blind  mills,  lumber  mills, 
hosiery  mills,  and  hardwood  plants.  The  raw  pro- 
duct for  any  of  the  above  operations  can  be  ob- 
tained on  the  spot.  A  peanut  candy  factory  offers 
a  rare  chance  for  the  investor,  as  well  as  peanut 
cleaning  plants,  etc. 

AGRICULTURAL. 

The  farming  country  around  WILLIAMSTON  is 
famed  for  its  diversity  of  farm  products.  Where 
most  sections  depend  on  one  or  more  main  crops, 
the  agriculturists  in  this  section  have  a  diversity 
so  great  that  no  wonder  this  is  an  agricultural 
Arcadia. 

In  the  Springtime,  the  farmer  can  sell  money 
crops  of  Irish  potatoes,  May  peas,  cabbage,  and 
other  truck,  and  on  the  same  land,  raise  a  fall 
crop  of  Tobacco,  Cotton,  Peanuts,  Sweet  Potatoes 
and  Beans.  All  during  the  Summer  fine  fruit  and 
vegetables  can  be  raised  and  marketed;  also  Martin 
County  chicken  raising  has  recently  become  a  pro- 
fitable business.  No  finer  pecans  are  grown  any- 
where than  are  found  on  the  local  markets,  here, 
home  grown. 

On  account  of  the  large  areas  of  farming  land, 
and  the  natural  tendency  of  farmers'  children  to 
move  to  the  cities,  there  are  some  wonderful  bar- 
gains to  be  had  in  fine,  improved  land  from  $50.00 
to  $100.00  per  acre,  and  on  easy  terms. 

HAPPINESS. 

With  the  aforementioned  opportunities  of 
HEALTH  and  WEALTH,  it  is  but  natural  that 
somewhere  in  the  offering,  HAPPINESS  may  be 
found.  WILLIAMSTON  has  always  been  the  home 
of  happy,  contented  people.  Nowhere  in  the  whole 
South  can  be  found  a  degree  of  genuine  hospitality 
greater  than  the  people  of  this  city  offer  to  the 
stranger  within  her  gates.  Along  with  this,  there 
is  a  fine  system  of  public  schools,  children's  play- 
grounds, social,  religious  and  industrial  clubs  and 
organizations;  a  general  variety  of  churches,  ath- 
letic associations,  auditoriums  and  theatres.  There 
is  no  racial  strife,  and  LIVE  AND  LET  LIVE  is 
the  prevailing  motto. 

Any  communications  to 

HUGH  G.  HORTON,  Secretary 
THE  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE, 
WILLIAMSTON,  N.  C, 
will  have  our  every  consideration. 


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PLYMOUTH,    -    WASHINGTON  COUNTY 

NORTH  CAROLINA—ON  THE  ROANOKE  RIVER 

The  Home  of  One  of  the  Oldest  and  Largest  Fisheries  in 
The  Southeast,  the  Hampton  Fisheries 

THE  TOWN  WITH  THE  PEANUT  INDUSTRY 

WE  BID  YOU  INVESTIGATE. 

Write,    SECRETARY,   CHAMBER   OF   COMMERCE, 

PLYMOUTH,  N.  C. 


PINK    HILL,  -         NORTH    CAROLINA 

PINK  HILL  is  situated  in  the  southeastern  part  of  Lenoir  County  on  the  Kinston  Carolina  Rail- 
road, seventeen  miles  from  Kinston,  sixteen  miles  from  Kenansville.  It  was  founded  in  190S 
by  Hon.  Squire  George  Turner.     The  population  is  a  few  more  than  three  hundred. 

PINK  HILL  is  connected  with  Kinston  by  the  Kinston  Carolina  Railroad,  and  a  hard  surface 
highway.     An  improved  road  is  being  constructed  to  Kenansville. 

PINK  HILL  has  a  bank,  a  hotel,  a  garage,  seven  stores,  a  tobacco  warehouse,  and  an  electric 
light  plant  to  light  the  town.     There  is  one  church  and  one  parsonage  in  the  village. 

PINK  HILL  has  a  standard  high  school,  class  "B,"  with  eleven  teachers  and  four  hundred  fifty 
pupils.  The  school  operates  twelve  trucks  for  the  transportation  of  pupils.  The  new  $35,- 
000. DO    High   School   building  is  now  in   service. 

PINK  HILL  is  surrounded  by  an  abundance  of  cheap  productive  land  which  is  rapidly  being  de- 
veloped since  the  construction  of  good  roads.  Tobacco,  corn,  cotton,  strawberries  and  vegeta- 
bles grow  well.  There  are  no  swamps  in  the  vicinity;  hence  the  climate  is  healthy  and  the 
land  well  drained.  THE  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE  will  be  glad  to   offer   inducements 

to   anyone   who   wishes   to  establish  any  enterprise  in  PINK  HILL. 


WALLACE,  N.  C 

WHERE   THE   STRAWBERRIES   PREDOMINATE 

All  kinds  of  Truck  grow  in  this  vicinity. 
A    MIGHTY   GOOD    TOWN. 

Write   CHAMBER   OF   COMMERCE,   Wallace,   N.   C. 


RALEIGH,  N.  C. 

-State  Capital  of  the  Best  State  in  the  Union- 
Write  us  for  information 

RALEIGH    CHAMBER     OF    COMMERCE, 
Raleigh,  N.  C. 


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WELDON,  NORTH  CAROLINA 

A    LOGICAL    TOWN    FOR    NEW    INDUSTRIES 

RAILROAD    OUTLET    IN    FIVE    DIRECTIONS 
12   Hours   to   New  York  75   Miles   to   Tidewater 


ABUNDANT    POWER 

PLENTY    OF    LABOR 

HEALTHY    CLIMATE 

CONGENIAL    PEOPLE 
RELIABLE   BANKS 
FACTORY    SITES 

CITY    IMPROVEMENTS 
GOOD     ROADS 


WELDON  has  many  advantages  to  offer  Capital  for  Industrial  Investment. 
Special  Inducement  for  All  Kinds  of  Factories. 


WELDON  NOW  HAS 

One  exclusive  cotton  spinning  mill,  one  yarn  spinning  and  knit  underwear 
mill,  one  cotton  oil  and  fertilizer  plant,  a  large  bonded  cotton  storage  ware- 
house, a  large  lumber  producing  mill,  a  large  millwork  and  sash  and  door 
factory  and  planing  mill,  two  cotton  gins,  a  canning  factory,  two  bottling 
plants,  three  wholesale  jobbing  houses,  a  paper  box  factory,  a  bakery,  an 
ice  plant,  eight  auto  garages  and  other  service  stations.  Standard  Oil  Co. 
and  Texas  Company  each  have  tank  storage  delivery  stations  located  here. 

Weldon  Wants  and  Needs 

A  GOOD  WELL-MANAGED  STEAM  LAUNDRY,  MORE  COTTON 
MILLS,  WOOD  WORKING  FACTORIES,  A  PAPER  MILL,  AND  FAC- 
TORIES OF  EVERY  DESCRIPTION. 

For  further  information,  see  or  write 

WELDON  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 


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MAXTON,  N.  C. 

In  the  Center  of  the  Best  Farming  Section  of  the 

Carolinas  and  in  the  Heart  of  the 

Scotland  of  America. 

"A  City  You  Will  Enjoy  Living  In" 


Canneries 


WE  WANT  WE  OFFER 

T     f'l    M'll  Wholehearted  Support 

Unlimited  Power 
Woodworking  Plants  Excellent  Railway  Facili- 

Creamery  and  Ice  Cream  ties 

Factory  Splendid    Schools    and 

Churches 

Good  Roads 
Broom  Works  Native-born  Labor 

Mattress  Factory  Health    Conditions    Ex- 

cellent. 
Brick  Yard  close  Markets  and  ports 

Bottling  Plant  Adequate  Banking  Facil- 

ities 
Splendid    Sites    of  any 
White  Farmers  size. 


Cigar  Factory 


If  you  are  looking  for  a  location,  Investigate  MAXTON. 

Write : 

H.  A.  McKINNON,  W.  H.  HASTY,  President, 

Mayor  The  Mormax  Club. 


POLLOCKSVILLE,  JONES  COUNTY,  N.  C. 

ON  THE  TRENT  RIVER 

In  the  midst  of  a  great  section,  will  welcome  inquiries. 
Farm  lands  reasonable,  productivity  high. 

Write    E.    E.    BELL,    POLLOCKSVILLE,    N.    C, 

FOR    ANY    INFORMATION 


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WINTER  AND  SUMMER  RESORTS  CONDITIONS  IDEAL 
MANY  ADVANTAGES  NOT  OFFERED  ANYWHERE  ELSE. 
ONLY  FEW  HOURS  RIDE  FROM  YOUR  NORTHERN  HOME 


There  is  no  line  of  business  that 
offers  such  excellent  opportunities 
as  the  establishment  of  Winter  and 
Summer  Resorts  in  Eastern  North 


Carolina.  With  the  prevailing  cli- 
mate the  year  round,  this  line  of 
business  could  be  easily  made  a 
tremendous  proposition. 


Midway  Between  North  and  South 


Most  any  Eastern  Carolina  town 
can  be  reached  within  24  hours 
after  leaving  the  main  cities  in  the 
North  and  East.  No  three  or  four 
days  tiresome  ride  to  reach  a  com- 
fortable and  up-to-date  resort. 
The  big  business  men  of  the  North 
could  spend  the  summers  and  win- 
ters in  Eastern  Carolina  and  carry 
on  their  business  at  home  without 
any  inconvenience.  The  best  hunt- 
ing in  the  whole  country  is  here  in 
season.  The  best  beaches  in  the 
country  are  here  for  swimming. 
The  ideal  climate  is  here,  and  the 
locations  for  handsome  resorts  of 
all  kinds  are  here.  They  just  sim- 
ply need  the  application  of  a  little 
money  and  the  touch  of  the  finan- 
cier to  make  them  blossom  into 


paying  businesses  within  a  very 
short  time.  Hunting  preserves  are 
here  and  can  be  had  at  a  very  reas- 
onable price.  Golf  courses  are  al- 
ready here  and  there  is  room  for 
more.  Every  means  of  legitimate 
entertainment  can  be  provided  in 
Eastern  Carolina  at  as  little  ex- 
pense as  can  be  had  anywhere  in 
the  whole  country.  If  you  are  in- 
terested in  this  line  of  work,  it  will 
certainly  pay  you  to  investibate 
our  offering  before  buying  else- 
where. We  have  in  mind  several 
sites  that  we  can  refer  you  to  right 
away  that  can  easily  be  put  in 
shape  within  a  year  for  receiving 
guests.  We  believe  in  this  poten- 
tial wealth  we  have  and  we  wel- 
come you  to  come  and  help  us 
realize  on  it. 


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SNOW  HILL,  N.  C. 

The  Town  with  a  Bright  Future 


COUNTY    SEAT    OF 
GREENE    COUNTY 


*  Located  in  the  central  part  of  one  of  the  best  agri- 
cultural counties  in  the  State. 

Tf  A  Town  with  over  two  and  one  quarter  miles  of 
paved  streets. 

*  A  Town  with  water  works,  electric  lights  and  hard 
surface  roads  both  ways. 

*  A  Town  with  good  business  men,  who  are  anxious 
to  serve  you. 

II  A  Town  with  good  churches  and  a  number  one  grad- 
ed school. 

U  NO  BETTER  PLACE  TO  LIVE  ANYWHERE, 
GOOD  LOCATION  FOR  GOOD  MANUFAC- 
TURING  ENTERPRISES. 

For  any  information,  write 

CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE,  -  SNOW  HILL,  N.  C. 


[I- AGE  22] 


KINSTON,  NORTH  CAROLINA 


"CITY  PROGRESSIVE' 


County  Seat  of  Lenoir  County,  North  Carolina's  Pioneer  in  Her  Great 

Road  Building  Program. 


LOCATION 


Kinston  is  located  in  the  heart 
of  Eastern  Carolina's  bright  leaf 
tobacco  belt.  By  rail,  four  and 
one-half  hours  from  Wilmington, 
N.  C. ;  seven  hours  from  Norfolk, 


Va. ;  seven  and  one-half  hours  from 
Richmond,  Va.;  twelve  hours  from 
Washington,  D.  C;  eighteen  hours 
from  New  York  City. 


GENERAL  INFORMATION 


Lenoir  County,  population  30,- 
000;  main  pursuits,  agriculture; 
principal  crops,  cotton  and  tobac- 
co; annual  value  of  all  farm  crops 
more  than  ten  million  dollars;  soils 

KINSTON 


adapted  to  growing  nearly  all  farm 
crops  in  temperate  climate,  also 
stock  raising;  SIX  MAIN  ROADS 
PAVED  TO  COUNTY  LINE. 


Population,  10,772  (doubled  in 
ten  years) ;  98^  per  cent  Ameri- 
can; altitude  47  feet;  well  drained; 
average  annual  rainfall  49.08 
inches;  average  mean  temperature 
62.4  degrees;  health  conditions  ex- 
cellent; adequate  up-to-date  sys- 
tem of  schools;  churches  of  nearly 
all  denominations;  pure  artesian 
water;  14  miles  of  paved  streets; 
30  miles  of  concrete  sidewalks;  a 


modern  gas  plant;  modern  coun- 
try club  under  construction; 
wholesome  amusements;  two  chil- 
dren's playgrounds;  a  CORDIAL 
PROGRESSIVE  CITIZENSHIP, 
and  the  other  requisites  necessary 
to  make  an  ideal  city  in  which  to 
live  and  conduct  business;  the 
smallest  city  in  the  United  States 
playing  Class  "B"  baseball. 

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INDUSTRIAL 

More  than  four  million  dollars  are  invested  in  industrial  plants,  with 
an  annual  output  of  over  five  and  one-half  million  dollars  in  manufac- 
tured products,  and  an  annual  payroll  in  excess  of  one  million  dollars. 

LEADING  INDUSTRIES 


Kinston  Cotton  Mills,  with  1 7,000 
spindles,  making  fine  hosiery 
and  knit  goods  yarns. 

Caswell  Cotton  Mills,  with  over 
16,000  spindles,  manufacturing 
fine  hosiery  and  knit  goods 
yarns. 

Orion  Knitting  Mills,  manufactur- 
ing high  grade  hosiery,  coat 
sweaters,  and  bath  suits. 

Hines  Brothers  Lumber  Company, 
manufacturing  and  dealing  in 
all  kinds  of  lumber  and  shingles. 

Lenoir  Oil  and  Ice  Company,  man- 
ufacturers of  cotton  seed  pro- 
ducts and  ice,  and  dealers  in 
coal. 

Kinston  Iron  and  Mantel  Works, 
manufacturing  all  kinds  of  cab- 
inet work,  grates,  window 
weights,  tobacco  barn  furnaces, 
doors,  sash,  and  blinds. 

W.  H.  O'Berry  Manufacturing  Co., 
manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of 
cabinet  work,  doors,  sash,  and 
blinds,  and  lumber. 

Hooker  &  Company,  dealers  and 
packers  of  meats. 

Harvey  C.  Hines,  manufacturer  of 
ice  cream,  ice,  and  bottler  of 
Coca-Cola. 


J.  T.  Skinner  &  Sons,  ice  cream 
manufacturers. 

Ellis  Carriage  Works,  makers  of 
furniture,  automobile  uphol- 
sterers and  refinishers. 

Carolina  Duntile  Company,  manu- 
facturing cement  building  and 
drain  tiles. 

Trinity  Concrete  Products  Com- 
pany, manufacturers  of  artifi- 
cial stone,  building  tile,  and  or- 
namental concrete  work. 

Imperial  Tobacco  Company:  Ex- 
port Tobacco  Company:  John 
E.  Hughes  Tobacco  Company: 
E.  V.  Webb  &  Company:  Kins- 
ton Tobacco  Company:  and 
Southern  States  Tobacco  Com- 
pany, dealers  and  redryers  of 
bright  leaf  tobacco. 


O.  J.  Palmer,  furniture  refinishing, 

automobile 


upholstering, 
tops. 


and 


Hardy  &  Newson,  LaGrange, 
N.  C,  manufacturers  of  the  fa- 
mous Little  Giant  Soy  Bean 
Harvester,  and  Steel  Arbors. 

More  than  a  score  of  smaller  in- 
dustries making  many  and  vari- 
ous products  cannot  be  listed. 

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OTHER  PERTINENT  FACTS 


Transportation:  The  Atlantic 
Coast  Line,  Norfolk  Southern, 
Kinston  Carolina,  and  Carolina 
Railroads,  and  over  300  miles  of 
paved  roads  radiating  in  all  di- 
rections. Neuse  River  navigable 
during  a  part  of  the  year. 

Electric  Power,  municipal  plant  at 
Kinston  with  ample  supply  for 
city  double  present  population. 
Carolina  Light  and  Power  Com- 
pany to  LaGrange.  Power  rates 
at  Kinston  as  low  as  two  cents 
per  K.  W.  H.  Rate  scale  grad- 
uated. 

Water  Supply  entirely  from  arte- 
sian wells,  and  absolutely  pure. 


Labor  Supply  steady  and  ample, 
no  strikes. 

Financial:  Three  strong  banks,  in 
Kinston,  with  combined  capital 
of  $415,900.00;  combined  re- 
sources $4,818,873.56;  com- 
bined deposits  $4,056,046.84. 
Two  banks  at  LaGrange,  and 
one  at  Pink  Hill,  N.  C. 

Trade  Territory  embraces  popula- 
tion (within  radius  of  sixty 
miles)  of  nearly  half  million 
people. 

Market:  Kinston  market  handled 
over  30,000,000  pounds  of  to- 
bacco and  10,000  bales  of  cot- 
ton in  1923. 


Kinston  and  Lenoir  County  offer  excellent  opportunities  to  manufac- 
turers using  as  raw  materials,  agricultural  and  forest  products. 

Farmers  desiring  to  locate  where  the  climate,  soils,  health  conditions, 
educational  advantages,  and  markets  are  conducive  to  profitable  living, 
are  invited  to  investigate  Lenoir  County. 

Full  and  complete  information  regarding  the  County  or  City  of 
Kinston  will  be  gladly  furnished  by 

THE  KINSTON  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 


KINSTON,  N.  C. 


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Town  of  St.  Pauls 

North  Carolina 

2,000  INHABITANTS 

GOOD  CHURCHES  GOOD  SCHOOLS 

Pay  Rolls  from  Three   Cotton  Mills 

A    GOOD    BANK 

The    Best   Place    to    Live    in 
Robeson  County 


SPRING  HOPE,  NASH  COUNTY,  N.  C. 

WILL  WELCOME  INQUIRIES  FROM  PROSPECTIVE 

CITIZENS 


We  can  give  you  some  very  attractive  offers  to  locate  here. 

We  offer  you  the  modern  conveniences  that  are  usually 

found  in  real  live  progressive  towns  and  solicit  your 

inquiries.       Write, 

CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE,   SPRING  HOPE,  N.  C, 

OR 

EASTERN  CAROLINA  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE, 

KINSTON,  N.  C. 


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— 100   Per   Cent   Labor  Advantage   for   Cotton   Mills — 

COME  TO  LAGRANGE, 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

WHERE  HEALTH,  PLEASURE  AND  PROSPERITY 

MAY  BE  YOURS 

LAGRANGE  is  in  the  center  of  a  rich  agricultural  section,  midway  be- 
tween Goldsboro  and  Kinston  on  the  Norfolk  Southern  railroad  and  on  the 
Central  Highway,  the  longest  hard-surfaced  road  in  the  State  and  one  of 
the  longest  in  the  country. 

The  town  is  well  governed,  is  rapidly  liquidating  its  small  bonded  debt, 
has  excellent  light  and  power  plant.  Its  volunteer  fire  department  is  offi- 
cially decreed  one  of  the  best  in  the  State.  The  section  has  long  been  a 
leader  in  educational  facilities.  The  hospitality  of  the  people,  the  pure 
drinking  water  easily  obtained  on  any  grounds  and  the  productiveness  of 
the  soil  suggested  years  ago  the  sobriquet  "The  Garden  Spot"  and  this  nick- 
name by  which  the  town  is  widely  known,  is  entirely  appropriate  for  the 
community. 

If  it  is  to  rent  or  buy  a  home  just  for  health  and  pleasure — COME  TO 
LAGRANGE. 

The  Neuse  river,  four  miles  distant,  with  its  lowlands  offers  the  best 
sport  for  the  hunter  or  fisherman  and  if  you  desire  a  good  location  for  a 
club  house  where  you  and  your  friends  may  come  periodically  for  recrea- 
tion—COME  TO  LAGRANGE. 

BUT  THE  TREMENDOUS  ADVANTAGE  WHICH  COTTON  MILLS 
AND  OTHER  MANUFACTURING  CAPITAL  CANNOT  OVERLOOK,  IS 
THE  EXCELLENT  INDUCEMENTS  OFFERED  HERE. 

The  town  has  no  factories  but  from  the  hundreds  of  family  homes  may 
be  culled  any  amount  of  labor,  free  of  the  detrimental  labor  union  proclivi- 
ties. Successful  manufacturers  are  learning  that  factory  workers  assem- 
bled in  agricultural  communities  will  render  greater  satisfaction  and  remain 
more  contented  than  where  crowded  with  purely  a  factory  population. 

IF  YOU  SEEK  THE  BEST  LOCATION  FOR  A  FACTORY,  PRU- 
DENCE WILL  FORCE  YOU  TO  CONSIDER  THE  ADVANTAGES  AT 
LAGRANGE. 

EXCELLENT  FACTORY  SITES  WILL  BE  DEEDED 
ABSOLUTELY  FREE 

For  further  information  write — 

N.  G.  BARTLETT,  Secretary, 
Eastern  Carolina  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Kinston,  N.  C. 

Or  to 
W.   P.   HARDY,         -         -         LAGRANGE,   N.   C. 


I  PAGE  27  ] 


Scotland  Neck,  N.  C. 

THE  LAND  OF  FACT  AND  PROMISE 

Where  AGRICULTURE  and  MANUFACTURING  Meet 
on  Equal  Terms  and  Advantages 

Situated  in  the  heart  of  an  agricultural  section,  producing 

the  highest  quality  of  cotton,  peanuts,  tobacco  and 

corn,  it  enjoys  the  advantages  of  manufacturing 

of  the  raw  products  of  its  farms. 

Dairy  and  Poultry  are  becoming  a  great  factor  in  the  de- 
velopment of  the  community. 

A  REAL  OPENING  FOR  SMALL 
WOOD  WORKING  PLANTS 

Situated,  as  it  is,  on  one  of  the  main  highways  of  the  State, 

which  will  within  the  year  be  hard-surfaced,  it  offers 

advantages  of  transportation  through  motor 

transport  and  railway,  surpassed  by  none, 

and  extends  a 

WELCOME  IN  REAL  HOSPITALITY  WHICH  CAN- 
NOT BE  RESISTED. 

Address : 

NORFLEET  S.  SMITH,  Secretary 

THE  SCOTLAND  NECK  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE, 

SCOTLAND  NECK,  N.  C. 


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ROWLAND,  ROBESON  COUNTY,  N.C. 

On  the  main  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  from  North  to 

South,  situated  in  the  section  where  lands  are  fertile, 

with  modern  conveniences,  and  cordial  people, 

will  welcome  you  as  a  citizen. 

For  further  information,  write — 

Secretary,    Chamber    of    Commerce,    Rowland,    N.    C, 

OR 

Eastern    Carolina    Chamber    of    Commerce,  Inc., 

KINSTON,  N.  C. 


JACKSON 

NORTHAMPTON  COUNTY,  N.  C. 

County  seat  of  the  county  and  situated  in  a  very  pro- 
ductive section,  with  good  schools,  good  churches, 
and  a  town  with  a  progressive  spirit,  will  be  glad  to 
explain  in  detail  her  advantages  to  any  prospective 
citizen.  Our  lands  are  reasonable  in  price  and  high 
in  fertility.    Write — 

WILSON    B.    PUGH,    Cashier    Bank   of   Northampton, 

JACKSON,  N.  C,    or 

Eastern    Carolina    Chamber    of    Commerce,  Inc., 

KINSTON,  N.  C. 


[PAGE  29] 


GOLDSBORO 

THE      GATE      CITY 

OF 

EASTERN    NORTH    CAROLINA 


Homeseekers  will  find  everything  they  desire.  Goldsboro 
is  the  leading  manufacturing"  city  in  Eastern  North  Caro- 
lina and  our  large  number  of  industrial  plants  offer  em- 
ployment to  you.  We  feature  our  schools — operating  at 
present  nine  separate  and  distinct  public  schools  and  are 
preparing  for  the  erection  of  another  $300,000.00  high 
school  building.  Our  parks  and  play  grounds  are  un- 
equalled. Our  public  Community  Building  erected  at  a 
cost  of  $100,000.00  has  just  been  completed.  This  will 
offer  recreation  and  amusement  to  every  class.  We  main- 
tain a  public  library  with  over  six  thousand  volumes  under 
competent  management.  We  have  churches  of  all  of  the 
leading  denominations. 

GOLDSBORO  has  doubled  its  population  in  the  past 
ten  years.  We  issued  in  1924  building  permits  to  the 
amount  of  $  1 , 1 00,000.00.  We  are  erecting  at  the  present 
time  a  new  million  dollar  hotel,  three  modern  apartment 
houses,  and  scores  of  new  homes.  If  you  want  employ- 
ment either  in  the  manufacturing  plants  or  on  the  farm, 
communicate  with  us.  If  you  desire  to  establish  a  busi- 
ness let  us  help  you  to  get  located. 

GOLDSBORO  is  the  hub  of  a  system  of  hard  surface 
roads  leading  in  from  all  directions.  We  have  a  trading 
population  within  twenty-five  miles  of  half  a  million  peo- 
ple. Let  us  furnish  you  with  detail  information  regarding 
our  city.    Write  to  the — 

GOLDSBORO  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 

GOLDSBORO,   N.   C. 


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li  — 


a  Y 


©HJMTY 


the  hub  of  the  agricultural  section  of 
Eastern  North  Carolina,  planting 
40,000  acres  in  cotton  annually, 
40,000  acres  in  tobacco,  thousands 
of  acres  in  potatoes,  berries  and  other 
truck,  offers  wonderful  possibilities 
to  investors. 

Ample  railroad  transportation  and 
proximity  to  northern  cities,  provides 
ready  markets  for  truck,  livestock, 
poultry,  etc.  If  you  are  interested  in 
locating  in  a  diversified  agricultural 
section,  write  to  the  Goldsboro 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  request 
detail  information. 


fPAGE  311 


LITTLETON,  -  NORTH  CAROLINA 

Invites  you  to  locate  in  its  midst.  About  500  feet  above 
sea-level,  on  the  main  line  of  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway 
between  Norfolk,  Va.,  and  Raleigh,  situated  in  Halifax 
and  Warren  Counties. 

Recent  installation  of  modern  water,  sewer,  electric 
light  systems  and  paved  streets.  Population  1 500.  Two 
banks:  six  churches:  six  wholesale  houses:  two  lumber 
manufacturing  plants:  ice  factory:  bottling  plant:  four 
cotton  gins :  paper  cutter  manufacturing  plant :  one  cotton 
storage  warehouse:  one  tobacco  storage  warehouse:  close 
proximity  extensive  water  power  on  Roanoke  River:  good 
roads:  good  schools:  Panacea  Mineral  Springs — health 
resort — 3  miles  away:  splendid  climate,  (not  just  a  pub- 
licity climate,  but  ideal  for  health  and  agricultural  pur- 
suits). Land  slightly  rolling,  some  almost  level.  Crops 
principally  grown:  Cotton,  Corn,  Tobacco  and  Peanuts, 
but  well  adapted  to  growth  of  most  any  commercial  crop. 
Good  land  can  be  bought  for  $25.00  to  $100.00  per  acre 
on  easy  terms.    Easy  to  cultivate. 

Your  inspection  or  correspondence  invited.  Full  par- 
ticulars will  be  furnished  whether  you  wish  to  engage  in 
manufacturing,  farming,  business,  or  just  plain  long  liv- 
ing with  us. 

Address — 

Chamber  of  Commerce 

LITTLETON,  N.  C. 


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ROANOKE  RAPIDS 


OFFER  UNUSUAL 


COMBINED  POPULATION  8,000 

ASSESSED  VALUATION  $13,000,000.00 

HYDRO-ELECTRIC  POWER  PLENTIFUL. 

ANNUAL   PAYROLL  $2,000,000.00 

ANNUAL  VALUE  MANUFACTURED 

PRODUCTS  $12,000,000.00 

POPULATION  TRADE  AREA  40,000 

THE    LARGEST    TABLE    DAMASK    MILL  IN  THE 
WORLD. 

TEMPERATURE  AND  RAIN  FALL  NOT  EXCESSIVE. 

ANNUAL  BALES  COTTON  SOLD  IN  TWO 

TOWNS 35,000 

MODERN  HIGH  SCHOOL  BUILDING, 
(The  last  word  in  equipment  for  edu- 
cation) COSTING  $600,000.00 

SIX  SUCCESSFUL  BIG  MILLS  EMPLOYING  ABOUT 
3,000  OPERATIVES. 

MILES  PAVED  STREETS  ...    .4 

MAIN    CROPS   GROWN   IN   TRADE   TERRITORY: 
COTTON,  PEANUTS,  CORN. 


[PAGE  88] 


AND  ROSEMARY 

'INDUSTRIAL  TWINS9 

OPPORTUNITIES  -:- 


With  these  facts  fixed  in  your  mind,  we  feel  sure  that 
you  are  now  thinking  of  coming  to  this  section,  if  you  are 
contemplating  a  new  location.  The  people  of  this  terri- 
tory are  unusually  cordial  and  will  extend  every  assist- 
ance, consistent  with  good  business  to  locate  you  here. 
As  we  see  it,  there  isn't  a  better  opportunity  for  you  in  the 
Southeast  than  here  in  these  two  hustling  towns  on  the 
famous  Roanoke  River.  We  bid  you  welcome  and  solicit 
your  inquiries. 

For  any  further  information,  write — 

H.  H.  KING,  CHMN.  PUBLICITY  COMMITTEE 

ROSEMARY,  N.  C. 

or 

EASTERN  CAROLINA  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 

KINSTON,  N.  C. 


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lr 


The  Logical  Trading  Center  of  a  Rich  Agricultural 

Section  of 

60.000    POPULATION 


INVITES       YOU 


FIRST  in  North  Carolina  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber. 

SECOND  in  North  Carolina  in  manufacture  of  fertilizer. 

TRANSPORTATION  FACILITIES :  New  Bern  and  vicinity  are  served 
by  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  Norfolk  Southern  railroads;  by  boat  line 
connecting  direct  with  Norfolk  and  Baltimore ;  and  by  smaller  river  lines 
operating  within  a  radius  of  100  miles. 

CHURCHES:     All  denominations. 

SCHOOLS :  Excellent  graded  school  system  embracing  handsome  cen- 
tral plant  and  two  adequate  suburban  schools. 

BANKING  INSTITUTIONS :  Three  New  Bern  banks  show  total  re- 
sources of  $5,550,000.00. 

IDEAL   LOCATION  AND   CLIMATE 

Located  seventy-five  miles  from  the  Gulf  Stream,  at  the  junction  of 
the  Neuse  and  Trent  Rivers,  New  Bern  enjoys  unique  climatic  advantages. 
The  annual  mean  temperature  over  a  period  of  thirty-four  years  was  offi- 
cially given  as  62°. 

RECREATIONAL  FEATURES 

No  section  of  North  Carolina,  nor  of  the  South,  can  offer  greater  recre- 
ational advantages  than  New  Bern  and  the  vicinity.  Boating  and  fishing 
are  afforded  by  two  large  rivers  and  countless  smaller  streams ;  and  thou- 
sands of  acres  of  hunting  grounds  abound  in  all  kinds  of  wild  game,  animal 
and  fowl. 

The  New  Bern  Country  Club  on  an  estate  of  sixty-five  acres,  situated 
on  the  scenic  Trent,  offers  the  advantages  of  well  equipped  club  house,  ten- 
nis courts,  nine-hole  golf  course,  and  other  features  unexcelled  for  provid- 
ing real  recreation. 

NEW      BERN 

A  progressive  center  in  the  rich  tidewater  section  of  Greater  North 
Carolina  offers  you  a  rare  opportunity  for  success.    This  community 

WELCOMES      YOU 


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SELMA,  NORTH  CAROLINA 

SELMA  is  situated  in  the  center  of  Johnston,  the  richest 
and  most  progressive  in  agricultural  products  of  any 
county  in  the  State.  The  climate  and  rainfall  is  ideal  both 
winter  and  summer,  and  our  soil  is  adapted  to  the  produc- 
tion of  all  farm  crops  in  abundance. 

HEALTH  CONDITIONS:  Selma  enjoys  a  health  record 
unsurpassed  by  any  town  of  its  population  in  the  South. 
We  attribute  our  health  record  to  our  climate,  and  an  ideal 
sewer  and  sanitary  system  with  an  abundant  supply  of 
pure  healthy  water  from  deep  wells. 

CHURCHES:  We  have  nice  churches,  and  are  represent- 
ed by  the  Methodist,  Missionary  Baptist,  Free-Will  Bap- 
tist, Presbyterian  and  Episcopal  denominations.  These 
churches  have  a  strong  membership  of  pious  church  going 
and  church  working  people.  The  colored  are  represented 
by  the  Methodist,  Baptist  and  Disciples  and  their  church 
work  and  religious  affiliations  are  commendable. 

SCHOOLS:  Selma  boasts  of  one  of  the  best  equipped 
modern  fire-proof  school  buildings  in  the  South,  with  well 
equipped  gymnasium  in  connection  with  the  play 
grounds.  We  have  a  faculty  of  27  experienced  teachers 
in  our  white  school  and  1 0  in  the  colored  school. 

CITIZENSHIP:  Our  citizens,  both  white  and  colored, 
are  loyal,  law-abiding,  energetic  and  prosperous  people, 
with  an  eye  and  heart  open  to  the  upbuilding  and  advance- 
ment of  the  town  spiritually,  morally,  educationally, 
financially  and  commercially. 

(SEE  NEXT  PAGE) 


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SELMA.  NORTH  CAROLINA 


LOCATION :  Selma  is  located  in  the  eastern  part  of  North  Carolina  at  the 
junction  of  the  main  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  Southern  Railways. 
These  two  roads  give  us  excellent  traveling  and  freight  facilities.  We  have 
56  trains  daily,  29  freight  and  27  passenger  trains,  making  through  con- 
nections for  freight  or  travel  to  any  point  in  the  United  States.  Our  freight 
facilities  gives  us  an  ideal  town  for  manufacturing  enterprises.  In  addi- 
tion to  our  railroad  connections,  we  have  two  state  highways  which  pass 
through  SELMA  and  these  together  with  good  sand  clay  branch  roads  fur- 
nish excellent  highway  accommodations  to  and  from  town  for  travel  and 
hauling. 

INDUSTRIES:  We  have  three  large  cotton  yarn  factories,  one  of  which 
has  a  weaving  department,  one  of  the  largest  fertilizer  plants  in  the  state, 
a  branch  of  the  Southern  Cotton  Oil  Co.,  ice  plant,  lumber  plant  and  yards, 
large  brick  plant,  newspaper  and  job  printing  office,  Southern  Railway  Co. 
owns  and  operates  a  large  yard  here,  two  strong  banks,  one  state  and  one 
national,  with  several  smaller  enterprises  in  addition  to  our  successful  re- 
tail and  wholesale  merchants  who  can  supply  the  needs  of  any  individual, 
home  or  farm  in  any  line  from  their  complete  stocks.  Our  payroll  amounts 
to  over  $1,000,000.00  annually,  the  greater  percent  of  which  is  spent  in  our 
town.    We  have  a  reasonable  low  tax  rate  and  living  conditions  are  cheap. 

OPPORTUNITIES:  Selma  offers  wonderful  opportunities  to  manufactur- 
ing enterprises.  The  moderate  living  cost,  available  labor,  unlimited  elec- 
tric power,  freight  and  shipping  facilities,  desirable  and  cheap  factory  sites 
obtainable  and  an  ideal  working  climate  should  induce  manufacturers  to 
locate  here.  We  need  more  manufacturing  establishments  and  will  offer 
special  inducements  for  such. 


Visitors,  investigators  and  inquiries  welcomed  and  appre- 
ciated.    Any  information  pertaining  to  our  town  and 
country  will  be  gladly  furnished  by  the 
Mayor  or  Town  Clerk. 


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LESTER  JONES  D.  M.   CLARK 

Chief  of  Police  Mayor 

CLERK'S  OFFICE 

J.  O.  DUVAL,  City  Clerk 

GREENVILLE,  N.  C,  January  1st,  1925. 


FINANCIAL    STATEMENT 

AS  OF  JANUARY   1st,    1925. 

Assessed  Valuation,  1924  ...J   8,745,528.00 
Actual  Valuation,  Esti- 
mated      12,000,000.00 

Bonded  Debt  Outstanding $666,900.00 

Floating  Debt  (Notes  Outstanding) 8,000.00 


$674,900.00 

Water  Debt  ..$126,000.00 

Water  and  Light  Debt 63,000.00 

Sinking  Fund  (Cash  in  Treas- 
ury)   51,877.15 

Uncollected  Special  Assess- 
ments   40,815.83 

Uncollected  Special  Assess- 
ments, New  Accounts 38,395.02 

$320,088.00 


NET  DEBT  ......$354,812.00 


For  further  Information,  write 

CHAMBER     OF     COMMERCE 

GREENVILLE,   N.   C. 


12,612,808    ACRES    UNTILLED    LAND    IN    EASTERN 

CAROLINA 

The  1920  census  showed  that  there  are  in  the  46  counties  covered  by  this  organiza- 
tion, 12,612,808  acres  of  land  that  aren't  being  cultivated.  There  are  3,180,732  acres 
that  are  being  cultivated,  which  represents  about  one-fourth  of  the  total  area  under 
cultivation. 

The  total  value  of  the  crops  of  Eastern  Carolina  will  reveal  what  a  wonderful  op- 
portunity there  is  here  for  new  settlers.  The  total  productivity  of  the  land  under 
cultivation,  represents  only  a  small  portion  of  the  wealth  that  is  really  here.  There 
are  millions  of  acres  not  producing  that  would  produce  in  the  same  proportion  as  those 
acres  that  are  producing.    Thousands  of  acres  of  this  land  don't  even  need  drainage. 


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n  = 


TRENTON 

JONES  COUNTY,  NORTH  CAROLINA 

A  Town  with  Progressive  People 
and  Good  Agricultural  Surroundings 


TRENTON  is  the  County  Seat  of  Jones  County,  one  of 
the  substantial  counties  of  Eastern  North  Carolina.  Rich 
fertile  lands  on  all  sides  of  TRENTON.  An  excellent 
location  for  live  stock  and  poultry. 

All  truck  crops  grow  abundantly  along 
with  the  staple  crops,  cotton,  corn, 
tobacco  and  peanuts. 

IT  WILL  PAY  YOU  TO  INVESTIGATE  TRENTON 

AND  SURROUNDING  TERRITORY  BEFORE 

YOU  DECIDE  UPON  A  LOCATION. 

For  definite  information,  please  write 

J.    K.    WARREN,    Trenton,    N.    C, 

or 

Eastern   Carolina   Chamber   of   Commerce,    Inc., 

KINSTON,    N.    C. 


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THE  PORT  AND  RESORT  OF 

WILMINGTON,  NORTH  CAROLINA 


By  LOUIS  T.  MOORE, 

Secretary  of  the  Wilmington  Chamber  of  Commerce 


Situated  thirty  miles  from  the  mouth  of 
the  Cape  Fear  River,  which  has  a  sufficient 
depth  to  accommodate  vessels  drawing  up  to 
twenty-seven  and  a  half  feet  of  water,  Wil- 
mington, North  Carolina,  is  one  of  the  most 
favorably  located  of  the  South  Atlantic  ports 
of  the  United  States.  It  is  midway  between 
New  York  and  Florida  and  serves  a  great 
agricultural  and  industrial  district.  Both  the 
Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  and  the  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  Railroad  serve  the  port.  Their 
various  branches  afford  half  a  dozen  or  more 
routes  by  which  the  city  can  be  approached 
from  various  sections  of  the  territory,  of 
which  it  is  the  trading  and  shipping  center. 

Regular  service  is  maintained  by  water 
routes  with  other  ports  on  the  Atlantic  Coast, 
while  vessels  bound  for  foreign  ports  call 
continuously  at  its  terminals. 

During  the  world  war  a  considerable  ship- 
building industry  was  developed  at  Wilming- 
ton by  the  government.  Two  of  the  large 
shipbuilding  yards  are  now  being  converted 
into  industrial  centers  and  terminals  for  the 
manufacture  and  storage  of  merchandise 
bound  for  foreign  and  domestic  markets. 
Many  improvements  (including  the  dredging 
of  a  thirty-foot  channel  from  the  mouth  of 
the  Cape  Fear  River  to  the  city  docks)  are 
either  under  way  or  have  been  planned  for 
the  near  future.  It  is  confidently  expected 
that  the  port's  traffic  will  develop  rapidly. 

Wilmington  has  a  well  protected  anchorage 
basin  approximately  3,000  feet  long  by  700 
feet  wide.  The  value  of  merchandise  passing 
through  the  port  during  the  past  fiscal  year 
was  approximately  $80,000,000.  In  view  of 
this  fact,  it  is  expected  that  the  government 
will  take  favorable  action  on  the  plan  for 
deepening  the  channel  of  the  river  in  order 
to  permit  vessels  drawing  up  to  thirty  feet 
of  water  to  proceed  to  the  city  docks.  There 
is  a  thirty-foot  depth  of  water  across  the  bar 


at  the  mouth  of  the  river.  The  port  already 
has  excellent  docking  facilities.  Warehouses 
and  sheds  afford  approximately  1,000,000 
square  feet  of  storage  space  along  the  water- 
front. 

Wilmington's  deep  water  channel  enables 
ships  to  dock  at  local  wharves  and  discharge 
cargoes  for  interior  points.  With  a  water- 
way transportation  volume  of  business  aggre- 
gating at  present  from  seventy  to  eighty 
million  dollars,  there  is  no  doubt  that  the 
State  will  be  able  to  serve  its  citizens  through 
continuous  utilization  of  Wilmington  as  a 
port  of  entry. 

BANKING  FACILITIES 

Wilmington  is  one  of  the  strongest  bank- 
ing centers  in  the  State.  Bank  resources  ap- 
proximate $25,000,000,  with  capital  and  sur- 
plus of  about  four  million  dollars.  Wilming- 
ton's strong  financial  institutions  are  of  di- 
rect benefit  and  service  not  only  to  the  com- 
munity but  to  the  entire  State.  The  banks 
of  Wilmington  display  a  commendable  atti- 
tude toward  new  enterprises  and  are  always 
willing  to  extend  very  reasonable  co-opera- 
tion and  accommodations  based  on  proper 
degree  of  protection. 

RESORT  ADVANTAGES 

Wilmington,  "The  City  by  the  Sea,"  is 
unique  in  its  natural  advantages  as  a  winter 
and  summer  resort.  It  is  surrounded  by 
water,  with  the  Cape  Fear  and  Northeast 
rivers  on  the  one  hand,  and  a  succession  of 
popular  beaches  on  the  other.  Among  these 
may  be  mentioned  Wrightsville,  Carolina, 
Wilmington  and  Fort  Fisher  beaches.  In 
summer  the  usual  water  sports,  dancing  and 
various  forms  of  entertainment  may  be  se- 
cured, chiefly  at  Wrightsville  and  Carolina 
beaches.  In  the  fall  and  early  winter  "surf 
fishing"  at  all  these  beaches  is  a  favorite 
form  of  amusement,  when  large  catches  of 


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bluefish,  drum  and  Spanish  mackerel,  result. 

An  excellent  electric  service  is  maintained 
to  Wrightsville  Beach  throughout  the  year, 
with  a  special  half  hour  service  in  the  sum- 
mer months.  Splendid  automobile  roads  lead 
to  the  other  beaches  and  the  tourist  is  as- 
sured of  ample  entertainment  and  delightful 
surroundings  at  any  season  of  the  year. 

At  the  mouth  of  the  historic  Cape  Fear  is 
located  "Smith's  Island"  or  "Bald-Head." 
The  development  of  this  island  as  a  year- 
round  resort  has  already  been  commenced. 
The  climate  the  year  round  is  virtually  trop- 
ical. Palmetto  trees,  palm  and  other  forms 
of  tropical  flora  are  found  there  is  abund- 
ance. Near  Smith's  Island  is  located  the 
famous  old  stronghold  of  the  Confederacy, 
"Fort  Fisher."  This  is  one  of  the  most  won- 
derful achievements  in  fort-building  in  the 
world's  history  and  was  the  scene  of  the 
greatest  naval  engagement  in  the  world's 
history  prior  to  the  Russo-Japanese  War. 

INDUSTRIAL  FACTS 

Nearly  150  different  articles  are  manu- 
factured in  the  city  or  in  the  hinterland  for 
which  Wilmington  is  the  natural  outlet.  A 
number  of  large  fertilizer  factories  are  locat- 
ed at  this  point  and  the  imports  of  raw  ma- 
terials are  of  great  volume.  The  gross  value 
of  business  in  fertilizers  and  fertilizer  ma- 
terials in  1924  was  estimated  at  about  $20,- 
000,000. 


This  district  is  also  noted  for  its  timber 
resources.  It  is  estimated  that  100,000,000 
feet  of  standing  timber  is  located  within  a 
radius  of  twenty-five  miles  of  the  port.  Sev- 
eral varieties  of  marketable  timber  grow 
abundantly  throughout  the  district  served  by 
the  port. 

AGRICULTURAL  POINTS 

A  large  portion  of  the  territory  about 
Wilmington  is  utilized  for  agricultural  pur- 
poses. Agricultural  products  form  a  consid- 
erable proportion  of  the  exports  through  the 
port.  The  three  essentials  of  successful  ag- 
riculture— good  soil,  an  ample  and  evenly 
distributed  rainfall  and  a  long  growing  sea- 
son— are  found  in  the  Wilmington  district. 
Consequently,  the  farm  products  of  this  sec- 
tion are  abundant  and  varied,  while  cotton 
and  tobacco  form  the  staple  crops  of  the  en- 
tire region.  Under  normal  conditions  one- 
fifth  of  the  2,500,000  bales  of  cotton  produced 
in  North  and  South  Carolina  is  shipped 
through  the  port.  Alexander  Sprunt  &  Son, 
one  of  the  largest  cotton  export  firms  of  the 
country  has  its  headquarters  here.  Wil- 
mington is  one  of  the  few  Southern  ports 
that  is  not  wholly  dependent  upon  cotton  and 
tobacco  crops,  due  to  the  diversification  of 
its  industries.  When  these  crops  are  short, 
the  port  still  has  its  many  other  products  to 
depend  upon. 


For  further  information,  write 


CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 

WILMINGTON,  N.  C. 


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WASHINGTON 

BEAUFORT  COUNTY,  N.  C. 

A  City  of  7,000   People   Enjoying  Excellent  Water 

Facilities,  Freight  Rates,  and  One  that  Has  Already 

Made  Good  as  an  Industrial  Town. 


Large  business  interests  are  here  now  due  to  the  favora- 
ble transportation  both  by  water  and  by  rail,  and  there 
is  room  for  more  business  houses  and  manufacturing- 
plants.  Washington  is  famous  as  a  distributing  point 
for  wholesalers  and  jobbers. 

WASHINGTON 

is  in  a  section  of  fertile  lands  where  truck  crops  thrive, 
along  with  cotton,  corn,  tobacco.  Washington  is  an 
excellent  tobacco  market,  having  three  large  auction 
houses  for  the  sale  of  tobacco,  and  one  co-operative 
warehouse. 

We  believe  you  will  do  well  to  get  further  information 
about  Washington  and  you  may  have  this  by  writing 
to 

Secretary,  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Washington,  N.  C, 

OR 

Eastern    Carolina    Chamber    of    Commerce,    Inc., 

Headquarters,  KINSTON,  N.  C. 


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SMITHFIELD,  -:-  NORTH  CAROLINA 


INDUSTRIES 


SMITHFIELD  has  the  requis- 
ites for  a  real  home  town.  Good 
government,  thriving  industries, 
good  schools  and  churches,  pure 
water,  clean  streets,  good  roads, 
opportunities  for  the  rising  gener- 
ation, a  progressive  community 
spirit — all  make  for  a  splendid  in- 
ducement to  folks  looking  for  a 
good  town  in  which  to  live.  Smith- 
field  is  the  center  of  a  fine  farming- 
section,  and  merchandising  is  a 
profitable  industry.  As  a  market 
for  the  produce  of  the  farm,  it  of- 
fers the  best  advantages.  For 
years  it  has  been  the  only  tobacco 


market  in  a  county  of  50,000  pop- 
ulation, last  year  two  auction 
warehouses  and  one  co-operative 
warehouse  being  operated,  selling 
approximately  4,000,000  pounds 
of  the  golden  weed.  Cotton  buy- 
ers on  this  market  last  year  pur- 
chased 7,500  bales  of  cotton  be- 
sides that  marketed  through  the 
co-operative  association.  Two  cot- 
ton mills  give  employment  to  na- 
tive labor  and  the  town  offers  an 
attractive  inducement  to  the  estab- 
lishment of  other  manufactories 
by  giving  exemption  from  town 
taxes  for  a  period  of  ten  years. 


HEALTHFUL   LOCATION 


SMITHFIELD  is  alert  to  health 
conditions.  Scientific  drainage  of 
the  town  four  years  ago  and  the 
maintenance  of  systematic  spray- 
ing has  reduced  malaria  almost  to 
a  minimum.    The  town  has  an  un- 


usually low  death  rate.  When  one 
does  need  medical  attention,  how- 
ever, a  corps  of  physicians  and  a 
hospital  with  a  successful  surgeon 
provide  adequate  treatment. 


SCHOOLS  AND  CHURCHES 


SMITHFIELD  has  the  best 
when  it  comes  to  schools  and 
churches.      Five   churches,    Meth- 


odist, Baptist,  Presbyterian,  Epis- 
copal and  Primitive  Baptist,  work- 
ing harmoniously,  provide  a  relig- 


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ious  atmosphere  that  no  town  can 
afford  to  be  without.  An  accredit- 
ed high  school  with  a  faculty  of 
thirty  gives  its  graduates  oppor- 
tunity to  enter  not  only  colleges 
of  this  State  but  any  college  in  the 
Southern  Association  of  Colleges 


without  entrance  examinations. 
Two  modern,  commodious  brick 
buildings  for  the  white  school  chil- 
dren and  a  fourteen-room  brick 
structure  for  the  negro  children 
are  ample  for  educational  needs 
years  to  come. 


CIVIC    IMPROVEMENTS 


SMITHFIELD  is  more  than  a 
wide  place  in  the  road.  Paved 
streets  and  sidewalks,  electric 
lights  and  water-works  give  it  a 
"city  air."  Neuse  River,  upon 
which  the  town  is  located,  fur- 
nishes the  water  supply,  the  drink- 
ing water  having  an  especially  fine 

OTHER  ADVANTAGES 


analysis  from  the  state  laborato- 
ries. Electric  power  to  turn  all 
sorts  of  machinery  is  available.  A 
fire  company  with  splendid  fire- 
fighting  apparatus  combine  to  give 
Smithfield  an  unusually  low  insur- 
ance rate. 


SMITHFIELD  is  the  county 
seat  of  one  of  the  fifty  best  coun- 
ties in  the  United  States  and  has 
a  court  house  second  to  none  in 
North  Carolina.  It  is  located  only 
twenty-eight  miles  from  the  State 
capital,  a  paved  highway  joining 
the  two  towns.  Two  main  high- 
ways of  the  State,  Route  No.  10 
that  traverses  the  State  from  east 
to  west,  and  Route  No.  22  that 
goes  through  the  State  from  north 
to  south,  intersect  in  this  city,  and 
the  Florida-Carolinas  Short  Route 
will  in  all  probability  be  located 


through  Smithfield.  It  is  on  the 
main  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast 
Line  Railroad.  A  Building  and 
Loan  Association  has  just  closed 
the  most  successful  year  of  its  his- 
tory, having  built  on  an  average 
last  year,  a  $4,000  house  every 
thirty  days.  Two  strong  banks  fur- 
nish adequate  banking  facilities. 
One  institution  is  a  state  bank  with 
resources  of  $385,000.  This  bank 
is  only  three  years  old  and  has  the 
distinction  of  never  having  had  to 
charge  off  a  bad  loan.  The  other, 
a  national  bank,  is  the  oldest  in  the 


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county  and  has  a  paid  in  capital       largest  bank  for  the  size  of  the 
stock  of  $175,000.      This   is  the        town  in  North  Carolina. 

BIGGEST  ASSET 


SMITHFIELD'S  biggest  asset, 
however,  is  its  people.  Genial  and 
kindly,  they  know  how  to  make  a 
stranger  "one  of  them."  Those 
who  come  to  Smithfield  temporar- 
ily want  to  stay.  The  citizens  be- 
lieve in  their  town.  They  believe 
in  booster  organizations.     Besides 


a  newspaper,  a  necessity  in  any 
progressive  town,  a  Kiwanis  Club 
that  lives  up  to  its  motto,  more 
than  a  hundred  women  organized 
into  a  Woman's  Club  and  a  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  are  continually 
on  the  alert  to  improve  Smithfield. 


SMITHFIELD'S  AMBITIONS 


SMITHFIELD  is  progressive. 
Smithfield  wants  more  POPULA- 
TION, more  INDUSTRY,  more 
CAPITAL,  more  TRADE,  more 
PROSPERITY.     SMITHFIELD  is 


ready  to  give  the  glad  hand  to  citi- 
zens of  the  right  sort. 

Further  information  furnished 
by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  or 
City  Clerk,  Smithfield,  N.  C. 


SMITHFIELD  HAS  WITHIN  A  RADIUS  OF  FIFTY-TWO  MILES 

430,000  PEOPLE 


BIRD'S-EYE    VIEW   OP   MARKET    STREET,    SMITHFIELD,  N.  C,  PROM  TOP  OP  COURT  HOUSE 


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"THE    BIGGEST    LITTLE    TOWN    IN    EASTERN 
NORTH   CAROLINA" 

FARMVILLE 

PITT  COUNTY 

Situated  on  Norfolk  Southern  and  Eastern  Carolina  Rail- 
way, 73  miles  east  of  Raleigh,  136  miles  west  of 

Norfolk,  Va. 

POPULATION    2500 

FIVE    MILES    OF    PAVED    STREETS 

Splendid  Modern  School  Building,  Costing  $180,000.00 

A-l    GRADE    HIGH    SCHOOL 

Two  Banks,  Three  Tobacco  Sales  Warehouses,  Three 
Tobacco  Factories,  Oil  Mill  and  Fertilizer  Factory, 

Six  Churches 

IDEAL    FACTORY    SITES 

Farmville  is  situated  in  the  Best  Agricultural  District  in 

the  South. 

Principal  Crops:    Cotton,  Tobacco,  Corn  and  Anything 
that  grows  in  good  soil. 

Municipal  Water  and  Light  Plant  with  24-Hour-a-Day 

Service. 

WE    INVITE    YOU 

Write 

MAYOR  OF  FARMVILLE,       or        ROTARY  CLUB, 

Farmville,  N.  C. 


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Mr.  Farmer: 

COME    TO 

W  A RSA W 

THE  METROPOLIS  OF  DUPLIN 

And  look  around  the  near  vicinity  for  a  farm.  Buy  it.  Soil  is  as  productive 
as  any  in  the  South,  and  farms  can  be  bought  at  reasonable  prices. 

WARSAW  has  good  schools — All  Modern  Municipal  Improvements — Best 
of  Railroad  Facilities — Three  large  Tobacco  Warehouses — One  large  To- 
bacco Stemmery — Paved  Streets — Several  Wood-working  Plants  and  Plan- 
ing Mills — Various  other  industries,  including  all  of  which  makes  it  one  of 
the  best  towns  in  Eastern  Carolina. 

For  any  information  or  details,  write 

CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE,     -     -     Warsaw,  N.  C. 


SOME  FACTS  ABOUT  EASTERN   NORTH  CAROLINA 


There  isn't  anything  that  speaks  so  strong  as  Facts,  and  Eastern  Carolina  has  the 
facts  to  prove  her  claims  to  pre-eminence  as  a  section  in  many  respects.  North  Car- 
olina stands  fourth  in  the  United  States  in  the  production  of  Agricultural  products 
in  1923,  and  she  stands  fifth  in  the  production  of  all  products.  Her  cotton  crop  of 
over  a  million  bales,  at  an  average  of  $185.00  per  bale,  went  a  long  ways  towards 
bringing  her  total  up  to  the  winning  point.  It  is  a  fact  that  736,875  bales  of  this 
cotton  were  grown  in  the  46  counties  embraced  in  the  territory  of  the  Eastern  Caro- 
lina Chamber  of  Commerce.  The  total  tobacco  products  in  1923  amounted  to  $85,- 
000,000.00  for  the  entire  State  and  the  statistics  show  that  $58,000,000.00  of  this 
tobacco  was  grown  in  the  territory  covered  by  the  Eastern  Carolina  Chamber  of 
Commerce.  The  State's  truck,  fruit,  and  vegetable  products  amounted  to  $30,000,- 
000.00.  The  territory  covered  by  this  organiation  produced  of  this  amount  $25,000,- 
000.00.  The  total  manufactured  products  of  the  State  amounted  to  $352,000,000.00. 
The  Eastern  part  of  the  State  covered  by  this  organization  produced  $186,000,000.00 
of  this  total.  This  will  give  the  citizens  of  this  State  an  idea  as  to  what  this  section 
is  really  doing  in  the  way  of  producing.  The  outsider  can  very  readily  see  where  he 
can  find  a  place  where  "Prosperity  is  Perennial."  We  want  you  to  make  investiga- 
tion about  this  section.  The  Eastern  Carolina  Chamber  of  Commerce  will  gladly  and 
cheerfully  give  any  information  asked  for  by  anybody,  either  local  or  otherwise.  If 
we  haven't  got  it  we  will  get  it  for  you. 


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ROCKY  MOUNT,  NORTH  CAROLINA 

OFFERS  ATTRACTIVE  ADVANTAGES  TO  THE 

BUSINESS  MAN  IN  ANY  LINE. 

FOR  FULL  INFORMATION,  WRITE 

CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE,      -       Rocky  Mount,  N.  C. 


Wilson,  N.  Carolina 

THE  WORLD'S  LARGEST  BRIGHT  LEAF 
TOBACCO  MARKET 

IS    AN    IDEAL    LOCATION 
FOR    INDUSTRIES 

Electric  Power  in  abundance — Labor  dependable — 
Climate  invigorating — Excellent  Transportation  Fa- 
cilities— Adequate  School  Accommodations,  and 
Living  Conditions  up  to  the  standard. 

We  solicit  your  inquiries. 

Chamber  of  Commerce 

WILSON,  N.  C. 


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North  Carolina  To 

The  Front  Rank 


Although  this  publication  deals  primarily  with  conditions  in  Eastern  North  Car- 
olina, it  might  be  well  to  give  a  few  facts  about  the  State  as  a  whole.  The  coun- 
ties listed  in  this  publication  have  made  it  possible  and  although  the  territory  covered 
by  this  organization  includes  46  counties,  only  those  making  appropriations  for  this 
special  work  are  included  in  this  book.  However,  the  Eastern  Carolina  Chamber  of 
Commerce  will  be  delighted  to  furnish  information  about  any  of  the  counties  of  the 
forty-six. 

No  state  in  the  Union  has  made  such  rapid  increase  industrially,  agriculturally, 
and  educationally  as  North  Carolina,  during  the  recent  yea~rs.  Her  growth  sounds 
more  like  a  fairy  tale  than  it  does  real  facts.  But  it  is  a  fact  just  the  same.  In 
1900  expenditures  for  education  in  North  Carolina  amounted  to  less  than  a  million; 
in  1923  the  expenditures  total  $23,000,000.00.  In  1900  the  expenditures  for  new 
school  buildings  was  less  than  $41,000.00 ;  in  1922  it  was  more  than  $6,000,000.00.  In 
1900  the  average  value  of  each  school  house  was  $150.00 ;  in  1922  it  was  $4,500.00. 
In  1900  the  average  length  of  public  school  term  was  73  days ;  in  1922  it  was  143 
days.  In  1900  North  Carolina  had  about  30  high  schools ;  in  1923  she  had  475.  In 
1900  the  percentage  of  illiteracy  in  North  Carolina  was  29.4;  in  1920  it  had  been 
reduced  to  13.1,  the  white  race  being  only  7.1. 

MANUFACTURING 

In  1900  the  capital  invested  in  manufacturing  in  North  Carolina  was  $68,283,- 
000.00 ;  in  1920  it  was  $669,144,000.00.  In  1900  the  value  of  manufactured  products 
was  $85,274,000.00 ;  in  1920,  $943,808,000.00.  In  1900  North  Carolina  cotton  mills  used 
190,000,000  pounds  of  cotton ;  in  1920,  449,000,000  pounds.  In  1900  North  Carolina 
produced  29,790,000  bushels  of  corn;  in  1920,  54,630,000  bushels. 

FINANCES 

These  figures  speak  for  themselves.  In  1900  the  total  resources  of  the  National 
Banks  of  North  Carolina  was  $15,362,000.00;  in  1920,  $183,816,000.00.  In  1900  the 
total  deposits  in  National  Banks  in  the  State  were  $16,700,000.00;  in  1920  they  were 
$315,000,000.00.  In  1900  the  assessed  valuation  of  property  in  the  State  was  $306,- 
579,000.00 ;  in  1920  it  was  $3,139,705,000.00. 

EASTERN  NORTH  CAROLINA  HAS  HER  SHARE 

Our  territory  covers  half  the  State  and  the  enormous  figures  referred  to  above 
apply  half  to  Eastern  Carolina  and  half  to  the  other  part  of  the  State.  No  section 
of  the  State  has  made  greater  progress  along  any  line  than  the  Eastern  Part  of  the 
State  and  we  take  great  pride  in  submitting  figures  to  anybody  interested  in  deter- 
mining any  of  the  above  facts  relating  to  this  section. 


RULES  AND  REGULATIONS 

GOVERNING  HOME  SEEKERS  FARES 

TO    EASTERN    NORTH    CAROLINA 

EFFECTIVE  APRIL  1,  TO  DECEMBER  1,  1925. 


FARES 

(a)  For  parties  of  five  (5)  or  more  adults  or  the  equivalent  (two  half 
fares  to  be  counted  as  one  adult  fare),  traveling  together  on  one  ticket  the 
following  fares  will  apply  for  each  adult  member  of  party. 

One  regular  one-way  adult  fare  via  route  used  plus  $2.00  for  the  round 
trip  for  each  member  of  the  party. 

The  one-way  fares  are  as  shown  in  tariffs  lawfully  on  file  with  the  Inter- 
state Commerce  Commission. 

(b)  For  Children.  Children  under  five  years  of  age,  when  accompanied 
by  parent  or  guardian,  will  be  transported  free. 


RULES  AND  REGULATIONS 

Dates  of  Sale  and  Final  Limits. — Tickets  will  be  sold  good  for  use  from 
original  starting  point  only  on  dates  shown  below  under  "Dates  of  Sale"  and 
return  trip  must  be  completed  prior  to  midnight  of  the  date  shown  below 
under  "Final  Return  Limit"  opposite  the  date  of  sale. 
DATES  OF  SALE :  FINAL  RETURN  LIMIT : 

April  7,  1925 April  28,  1925 

April  21,  1925 May  12,  1925 

May  5,  1925 May  26,  1925 

May  19,  1925 June  9,  1925 

June  2,  1925 June  23,  1925 

June  16,  1925 July  7,  1925 

July  7,  1925 July  28,  1925 

July  21,  1925 August  11,  1925 

August  4,  1925 August  25,  1925 

August  18,  1925 September  8,  1925 

September  1,  1925 September  22,  1925 

September  15,  1925 October  6,  1925 

October  6,  1925 October  27,  1925 

October  20,  1925 November  10,  1925 

November  a,  1925 November  24,  1925 

November  17,  1925 December  8,  1925 

December  1,  1925 December  22,  1925 

Form  of  Tickets  and  Transit  Limits : — Non-transferable  tickets  requiring 
signature  by  original  purchaser  in  presence  of  ticket  seller  at  time  of  pur- 
chase, non-transit  limit,  punch  final  limit,  and  requiring  validation  by  being 
signed  by  original  purchaser,  witnessed  and  stamped  at  validation  point. 

(a)  Going  Trip  must  begin  on  date  of  sale  as  indicated  on  each  ticket  by 
selling  agent. 

(b)  Return  Trip  must  begin  on  the  date  stamped  on  back  of  ticket  by 
agent  at  validating  point,  or  on  any  date  thereafter  within  final  limit. 

THE  FARES  SHOWN  ON  THIS  PAGE  WERE  FURNISHED  BY  THE 
NORFOLK  SOUTHERN  AND  ATLANTIC  COAST  LINE  RAILROADS. 


Some  Facts  Relative  to 

Eastern  North  Carolina 

COMPOSED  OF  46  COUNTIES 

POPULATION  THESE  46  COUNTIES  (estimated) 1,300,000 

TOTAL  VALUE  AGRICULTURAL  PRODUCTS,  1923 $260,000,000.00 

TOTAL  VALUE  MANUFACTURED  PRODUCTS, 

ANNUALLY $189,901,000.00 

TOTAL  COST  IN  FIVE  YEARS,  ROADS,  SCHOOL 
BUILDINGS,  COURT  HOUSES,  ETC.,  (esti- 
mated)     $100,000,000.00 

EXCELLENT  SYSTEM  OF  ROADS  CONNECTING  UP  ALL  TOWNS  OF 
ANY  SIZE. 

33,000,000  PEOPLE  LIVE  WITHIN  36  HOURS  HAUL  OF  AVERAGE 
LOADING  POINT  IN  EASTERN  NORTH  CAROLINA. 

2,500     MILES      (estimated)     NAVIGABLE     RIVERS     IN     EASTERN 
CAROLINA. 

EASTERN    CAROLINA    HAS    LARGEST    BRIGHT    LEAF    TOBACCO 
MARKET  IN  THE  WORLD. 

EASTERN  CAROLINA  HAS  THE  LARGEST  TABLE  DAMASK  MILL 
IN  THE  WORLD. 

EASTERN    CAROLINA    HAS    SOME    OF    THE    LARGEST    LUMBER 
PLANTS  IN  THE  SOUTH. 

EASTERN  CAROLINA  HAS  EXCELLENT  WATER  FACILITIES. 

EASTERN  CAROLINA  IS  A  VERY  HEALTHY  PLACE  IN  WHICH  TO 

LIVE. 
EASTERN    CAROLINA   TOWNS    ARE    GROWING    BY    LEAPS    AND 

BOUNDS. 
EASTERN    CAROLINA    BANKS    SHOW    LITTLE,    IF    ANY    BILLS 

PAYABLE. 
EASTERN   CAROLINA   FARMERS   ARE   IN  HEALTHY   FINANCIAL 

CONDITION. 
EASTERN   CAROLINA   HAS   SOILS   ADAPTED  TO   ANY   CROPS   IN 

TEMPERATE  ZONE. 
EASTERN  CAROLINA  HAS  A  SUCCESSFUL  FUTURE  FOR  YOU  IF 

YOU  ARE  WILLING  TO  WORK. 

For  any  information,  write 

EASTERN  CAROLINA  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE,  INC. 

Headquarters,  Kinston,  N.  C. 


